Architecture of oblivion : ruins and historical consciousness in modern Russia /

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Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia--from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations--ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for levelin...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schönle, Andreas (Author)
Other Authors: Fauci, Julia (Designer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: DeKalb, Illinois : Northern Illinois University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Architecture and society > Russia > History.
Architecture and society > Soviet Union > History.
Architecture > Russia > Aesthetics > History.
Architecture > Soviet Union > Aesthetics > History.
City and town life > Russia > History.
Architecture et société > Russie > Histoire.
Architecture et société > URSS > Histoire.
Architecture > Russie > Esthétique > Histoire.
Architecture > URSS > Esthétique > Histoire.
Vie urbaine > Russie > Histoire.
Architecture > Aesthetics
Architecture and society
City and town life
Russia
Soviet Union
Russian ruins, post-Soviet Russian destruction and reconstruction, Russia's historical consciousness, Russian disregard for ruins and historical buildings.
History
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