Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two - Rilegato

Vladimir Paperny

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ISBN 10: 0521451191 ISBN 13: 9780521451192

Casa editrice: New Publisher, 2021

Riassunto

Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two examines the cultural mechanisms that affected the evolution of architecture in Russia during the Stalinist period. Defining two conflicting trends - Culture One and Culture Two - that have alternately prevailed in Russian culture, Vladimir Paperny argues that the shift away from the architectural avant-garde of the 1920s was not entirely the result of Stalin's will. Rather, he demonstrates how the aesthetic choices of Stalin and his architects were conditioned by the prevailing cultural mechanisms of the 1930s and 1940s. Combining academic precision with engaging narrative, and using previously unavailable archival materials published in the West for the first time in this edition, Paperny leads the reader through the remarkable trajectory of architectural and cultural transformation that marked a pivotal moment of Russia's history.

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Review of the hardback: '... what turned out to be even more pleasing than the high standard of the translation was its production quality. ... Architecture in the Age of Stalin is still one of the most intelligent, stimulating, entertaining and insightful books on Soviet cultural history ... This is not a book many people will agree with, but few can fail to be impressed by its wit, sharpness and intellectual daring.' Revolutionary Russia

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This book examines the evolution of architecture in Russia during the Stalinist period, demonstrating how the aesthetic choices of Stalin and his architects were conditioned by the cultural mechanisms of the 1930s and 1940s. Paperny presents the remarkable trajectory of architectural and cultural transformation that marked a pivotal moment of Russia's history.

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• Editore: New Publisher
• Data di pubblicazione: 2021
• ISBN 10: 0521451191
• ISBN 13: 9780521451192
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 400