The new issue of “History Lessons with Tamara Eidelman” is dedicated to the “roaring twenties” or “the jazz age”, as they are often called thanks to the great American writer Francis Scott Fitzgerald. This is the time when women began to behave and dress in a new way, when unusual music came into fashion and millions of people tried to forget what they experienced during the First World War and start a new, happy life. But did they succeed? BOOKS: 1. Francis Scott Fitzgerald. The Great Gatsby. 2. Ernest Hemingway. The Sun Also Rises. (Fiesta) 3. Ernest Hemingway. A Moveable Feast. 4. Judith Mackrell. Fappler: Six Women of a Dangerous Generation. Upcoming performances Tickets at https://eidelman.ru Almaty, Kazakhstan 14.09 — 15.09.2023 Vienna, Austria 30.09.2023 Munich, Germany 02.10.2023 Ljubljana Slovenia 03.10.2023 Milan, Italy 05.10.2023 Zurich, Switzerland 06.10.2023 Berlin, Germany 08.10.2023 Barcelona, ​​Spain 11.10.2023 Nice, France 13.10.2023 Riga, Latvia 15.10.2023 Warsaw, Poland 17.10.2023 Prague, Czech Republic 19.10.2023 Amsterdam, Netherlands 20.10.2023 London, UK 25.10.2023 Support the channel: FOR FOREIGN MAPS — Support the release of new history lessons on the Patreon platform — / eidelman FOR RUSSIAN MAPS — Support the release of new history lessons on the Boosty platform — https://boosty.to/eidelman/ Support the release of new history lessons by becoming a sponsor on YouTube — / @tamaraeidelmanhistory Using cryptocurrency: BTC: bc1qepf70kndy4ce6yxg6vxh9j98utx690w529fl9s ETH: 0x0Ebc2cCcD4Fd705CfFC5F25B271871df71c8332B USDT: 0x8d0B26D5f58e4a1B2Cc702C431CB7B444F9452F6 (ERC20 network) USDT: TC5eXDPz8TuXPiHLDLbGkmN2rnQkg3Qe5W (TRC20 network) #eidelman #history #twenties Follow us on social media, where we regularly publish additional stories: Follow Tamara Natanovna on Instagram — / tamaraeidelman Subscribe to our Telegram channel — https://t.me/eidelman Subscribe to our Facebook page — / eidelmantn 00:00:00 Introduction. Lecture topic. 00:00:33 The life of Francis Scott Fitzgerald. An affair with Ginevra King. 00:11:03 The development and spread of jazz music. Why did jazz become so popular? 00:16:16 The Jazz Age. What did the word “jazz” mean in the 1920s? 00:18:07 How did the First World War change people's lives? The inability to return to your previous life. The position of women in society. 00:26:02 People's reactions to changes in the world. What happened in the first post-war years? 00:29:31 Increased comfort of life. The emergence of household appliances. 00:32:21 Development of the automobile industry. Ford vs General Motors. 00:37:32 The emergence of new jobs thanks to the automobile industry. 00:40:00 How did electricity change people's lives? 00:42:24 The development of advertising in the early 20th century. 00:46:04 Subscription books. The rise of radio. 00:49:20 The world of cinema in the 1920s. The splendor of movie theaters. 00:53:15 The influence of cinema on people's lives. 00:56:32 What did young people do in their free time in the 1920s? 00:59:49 Prohibition in the USA. How did they get around the ban? 01:03:23 The wild life of the youth. The popularity of smoking. The image of a smoking girl. 01:05:28 The ideal girl of the 1920s: hairstyle, clothes, makeup, lifestyle. 01:10:33 The other side of the 1920s. The pain of change. Social tension. The rise of nationalism and violence. 01:16:41 Francis Scott Fitzgerald's path to success. Wedding with Zelda Sayre. 01:20:06 The stormy and carefree life of the young Fitzgeralds. Friendship with Max Gerlach. 01:25:25 Was the novel "The Great Gatsby" popular during the writer's lifetime? 01:25:24 The complicated relationship of the Fitzgeralds. Ernest Hemingway about the spouses. 01:32:01 Zelda's illness and her novel "Save Me, Waltz". Francis Scott's alcoholism. 01:35:07 Tragic women's destinies in the book by journalist Judith Mackrell. 01:36:13 The stormy youth of aristocrat Diana Manners. Youth company "Coterie". 01:39:47 Tragic love of Diana Manners for Raymond Asquith. Marriage to Duff Cooper. 01:42:11 The family of aristocrat Nancy Cunard. Tragic love. 01:45:03 Nancy Cunard's move to France. An affair with Louis Aragon. 01:45:41 Nancy Cunard's attempts to engage in creativity. An affair with Henry Crowder. Interest in African culture. 01:48:49 Nancy Cunard's social activities and charity. Conflict with George Orwell. 01:51:14 Nancy Cunard's dissatisfaction with her life. Illness and death. 01:52:55 Writer Azar Nafisi and the illegal teaching of American literature during the Islamic Revolution. 01:54:20 Exploring The Great Gatsby. The "trial" of the novel. 01:55:47 Loss of illusions about a carefree life in the 1920s. 01:56:44 F. Scott Fitzgerald on the 1920s.