Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two
Paperny examines 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, the author 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 40s. Combining academic precision with engaging narrative, 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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Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two
Paperny examines 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, the author 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 40s. Combining academic precision with engaging narrative, 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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Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two

Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two

Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two

Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two

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Paperny examines 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, the author 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 40s. Combining academic precision with engaging narrative, Paperny leads the reader through the remarkable trajectory of architectural and cultural transformation that marked a pivotal moment of Russia's history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780521451192
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 06/24/2002
Series: Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism
Edition description: ENGLISH ED
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.87(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. Spreading-Hardening: 1. Beginning-end; 2. Movement-immobility; 3. Horizontal-vertical; 4. Uniform-hierarchical; Part II. Mechanism-Human: 5. Collective-individual; 6. Mechanical-living; 7. Abstractions-name; 8. Good-evil; Part III. Lyrical-Epic: 9. Mutism-word; 10. Improvisation-notation; 11. Efficacious-artistic; 12. Realism-truth; 13. Business-miracle; Conclusion: Destruction-creation; Chronology.
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