Talk:Giuseppe Bottai

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Bottai has however a better image than most Fascist hierarchs, as his cultural policy was somewhat enlightened. He encouraged avant-garde art, allowed a certain amount of criticism, and was responsible for the work of great architects such as Pierluigi Nervi. He established the Biennale of Venice, dedicated to modern arts, but also encouraged the preservation and resurrection of many local traditions and festivals. It is felt that it is largely thanks to him that Fascism had a much less destructive impact on Italian culture than the corresponding tyrannies had in Germany and Russia. Nevertheless, this amounts at best to mitigation; Fascism still deadened and slowed the pulse of Italian culture, quite apart from the horror of the anti-Jewish laws, and it can clearly be seen that its end led, from Guareschi to Visconti, to an absolute explosion of artistic creativity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.151.84 (talk) 08:49, 1 November 2008 (UTC)