Architecture in the Age of Stalin Culture Two |
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| Author:
| Paperny, Vladimir |
| Translator:
| Barris, Roann
Hill, John |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-45119-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2002 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $194.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.