Musicology Annotation << Back «I would not be surprised if all this will end with a scandal»: how V.A. Telyakovsky tried but failed to prevent the strike of the Mariinsky theatre chorus Petr N. Gordeev The article is devoted to the events that preceded the controversial strike of the Mariinsky theatre chorus on February 21, 1917. The focus of the researcher’s attention is the activity of the director of the Imperial theatres, V.A. Telyakovsky, who (contrary to the image that has developed in newspaper articles) was not indifferent to the requests of the choristers concerning the improvement of their fi nancial position. Twice within half a year Telyakovsky tried to increase the salaries of his subordinates, but he was able to achieve only a slight benefi t payments. Being not able to manage the cash payments and having met no understanding on the side of the leadership of the Ministry of the court, the director of the theatres was doomed to remain an observer of the growing discontent of the younger artistic personnel. The topicality of the chosen subject is determined by its interdisciplinary issues and liaison with the important issue of the proliferation of social protest and scientifi c novelty of the research is to attract new sources that allow to review the V.A. Telyakovsky’s role in the history of the chorus strike. Keywords: V.A. Telyakovsky, the chorus, Mariinsky theatre, the strike. Contacts: E-mail: petergordeev@mail.ru Pp. 09-14.