The Things of Life : Materiality in Late Soviet Russia /

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"This book offers an important new perspective on late Soviet society by focusing on a social history of Soviet material objects and spaces during the late socialist era"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Golubev, Alexey (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Material culture.
Manners and customs.
HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union
Space > Social aspects > Soviet Union.
Material culture > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Elemental Materialism in Soviet Culture and Society
  • Techno-Utopian Visions of Soviet Intellectuals after Stalin
  • Time in 1:72 Scale: The Plastic Historicity of Soviet Models
  • History in Wood: The Search for Historical Authenticity in North Russia
  • When Spaces of Transit Fail Their Designers: Social Antagonisms of Soviet Stairwells and Streets
  • The Men of Steel: Repairing and Empowering Soviet Bodies with Iron
  • Ordinary and Paranormal: The Soviet Television Set.

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