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-Many folk arts & cultures faced decline during Soviet eras but survived and grew due to school & classes being offered -Folk arts & cultures faced some issues post Soviet eras due in part to questions over funding, continuing leadership in schools or new leaderships not placing great emphasis on acts -Soviets tried to control arts by institutionalize them -Literature went through some phases of decline and rebound during Soviet and post Soviet eras - Now there are contemporary literature critics helping to develop modern literature and poetry -Politics is a main theme in contemporary Armenian literature