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Stavisky affair, in this sense, constituted a critical moment for Republicanism, which was followed by a profound decline in public faith in Republican ideals and a lowering of the standards demanded for performance in public office. Jankowski provides little contextual explanation for the politics of the period or the repercussions of the scandal.
Apr 21, 2022 · These notes on Alain Resnais' Stavisky were written by John Bennett, PhD candidate in UW Madison's Department of Communication Arts. The Cinematheque's series tribute to the late Jean-Paul Belmondo concludes with a screening of Stavisky on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Cinematheque's regular venue, 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue.
At its base, the protests were a reaction to the Stavisky Affair. Alexandre Stavisky, a man of Ukrainian Jewish descent, had been mired in political scandal after the public learned that he had used his connections to the Radical Party to issue fraudulent bank bonds.
A NEW chapter -- and, once more, a weird one -- is being written in the Stavisky affair. If a writer of fiction had put that affair between the covers of a book he would have met with incredulity.
At its base, the protests were a reaction to the Stavisky Affair. Alexandre Stavisky, a man of Ukrainian Jewish descent, had been mired in political scandal after the public learned that he had used his connections to the Radical Party to issue fraudulent bank bonds.
A Radical Socialist leader, he was premier in 1930 and in 1933–34, when the Stavisky Affair (in which he was not directly implicated) caused his resignation. A member of the first Popular Front cabinet of Socialists and Communists (1936–37) under Léon Blum, he headed the second, less radical, Popular Front cabinet (1937–38).
French financier and embezzler whose actions created a political scandal that became known as the Stavisky Affair (1886-1934) image Tombe d'Alexandre Stavisky (cimetière du Père Lachaise, division 94).
