Moscow |
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| Author:
| Schlögel, Karl
Schlögel, Karl |
| Series title: | Topographics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-240-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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A portrait of Moscow, a city that has undergone momentous change yet is still impregnated with the European Middle Ages. Karl Schlögel provides a new and fascinating form of city portrait as he traverses Moscow's streets, unravelling the meanings and histories of monasteries and cemeteries, railway stations, barracks, Jugendstil villas and underground stations. He describes the history of Moscow in the modern period in all its forms and makes its buildings, monuments, parks and...
More DescriptionA portrait of Moscow, a city that has undergone momentous change yet is still impregnated with the European Middle Ages. Karl Schlögel provides a new and fascinating form of city portrait as he traverses Moscow's streets, unravelling the meanings and histories of monasteries and cemeteries, railway stations, barracks, Jugendstil villas and underground stations. He describes the history of Moscow in the modern period in all its forms and makes its buildings, monuments, parks and apartments come alive for the reader.