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This book presents a side of Russian life that is largely unknown to the West - the world of popular culture. By surveying detective and science fiction, popular songs, jokes, box office movie hits, stage, radio and television, Professor Richard Stites introduces the people and cultural products that are household words to Russian people. Spanning the entire twentieth century, the author examines the subcultures that draw upon and enrich Russian popular culture. He explores the relationship between popular culture and the national and social values of the masses, including their heroes and myths, and assesses the phenomenon of the celebrity from the silent screen star to the latest rock music idol. Richard Stites pays particular attention to the dramatic battle between elite and popular culture and to the intervention of revolutions, wars, and the state in the production and control of this culture.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: Richard Stites |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Release |
: 1992-08-20 |
File |
: 308 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 052136986X |
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Borenstein argues that the popular cultural products consumed in the post-perestroika era were more than just diversions; they allowed Russians to indulge their despair over economic woes and everyday threats.
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Genre |
: Literary Criticism |
Author |
: Eliot Borenstein |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Release |
: 2008 |
File |
: 292 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0801474035 |
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A timely study of the "new Russia" at the end of the twentieth century.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: Adele Marie Barker |
Publisher |
: Duke University Press |
Release |
: 1999 |
File |
: 492 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0822323133 |
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A revealing look at contemporary Russian popular culture, exploring the historical and social influences that make it unique. Pop music is only one aspect of contemporary Russian culture that has taken some unexpected turns in the chaotic aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Television and advertising, theater and cinema, athletics and religion, even fashion and food now reflect more exposure to the West, yet remain in essence distinctively Russian. Pop Culture Russia! introduces readers to the fascinating, often surprising, post-Soviet cultural landscape. With chapters on media, the arts, recreation, religion, and consumerism, the book offers an insightful survey of Russian mass culture from the death of Stalin in 1953 to the present, exploring the historical significance of important events and trends, as well as the social and political contexts from which they emerged.
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Genre |
: Social Science |
Author |
: Birgit Beumers |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Release |
: 2005-06-21 |
File |
: 433 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781851094646 |
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BOOK EXCERPT:
Offers an array of documents, short fiction, poems, songs, plays, movie scripts, and folklore to offer a look at the mass culture that was consumed by millions in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1953. This work focuses on the entertainment genres that both shaped and reflected the social, political, and personal values of the regime and the masses.
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Genre |
: History |
Author |
: James Von Geldern |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Release |
: 1995 |
File |
: 552 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0253328934 |
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Genre |
: |
Author |
: Richard Stites |
Publisher |
: |
Release |
: 1996 |
File |
: Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: OCLC:1030142837 |
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BOOK EXCERPT:
This collection of "Stitesiana" includes 29 essays on Russian culture, representing the bulk of 20 years of scholarship, in addition to well-known monographs and diverse pieces in popular magazines.
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Genre |
: Art |
Author |
: Richard Stites |
Publisher |
: New Academia Publishing, LLC |
Release |
: 2010 |
File |
: 574 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780982806166 |
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BOOK EXCERPT:
Russia's size, the diversity of its peoples and its unique geographical position straddling East and West have created a culture that is both inward and outward looking. Its history reflects the tension between very different approaches to what culture can and should be, and this tension shapes the vibrancy of its arts today. The highly successful first edition of Rzhevsky's Companion has been updated to include post-Soviet trends and new developments in the twenty-first century. It brings together leading authorities writing on Russian cultural identity, its Western and Asian connections, popular culture and the unique Russian contributions to the arts. Each of the eleven chapters has been revised or entirely rewritten to take account of current cultural conditions and the further reading brought up to date. The book reveals, for students, academic researchers and all those interested in Russia, the dilemmas, strengths and complexities of the Russian cultural experience.
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Genre |
: Literary Criticism |
Author |
: Nicholas Rzhevsky |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Release |
: 2012-04-05 |
File |
: 446 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781107495623 |
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"Joanna Hubbs has found the trace of Baba Yaga and the rusalki and Moist Mother Earth and other fascinating feminine myths in Russian culture, and has added richly to the growing interest in popular culture." -- New York Times Book Review "... brave... fascinating... immensely enjoyable... " -- Times Higher Education Supplement "... a stimulating and original study... vivid and readable." -- Russian Review "An immensely stimulating, beautifully written work of scholarship." -- Francine du Plessix Gray "Joanna Hubbs has provided scholars... with a wealth of significant interpretive material to inform if not reform views of both Russian and women's cultures." -- Journal of American Folklore A ground-breaking interpretation of Russian culture from prehistory to the present, dealing with the feminine myth as a central cultural force.
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Genre |
: Literary Criticism |
Author |
: Joanna Hubbs |
Publisher |
: Indiana University Press |
Release |
: 1993-09-22 |
File |
: 326 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 0253115787 |
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BOOK EXCERPT:
Though current events have brought Russia into the spotlight of late, many Americans still have only the haziest notion of Russian culture. This wide-ranging reference introduces the peoples, languages, and religions of Russia and also delves into such facets of Russian culture as sports, the media, holidays, traditional foods, and education. Chapters devoted to architecture, the visual arts, literature, and the performing arts highlight the best of Russia's cultural heritage, including the novels of Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the films of Sergey Eisenstein, the music of Tchaikovsky and Sergey Prokofiev, and the churches of Pskov. Readers will find this volume to be a fascinating introduction to a rich, complex culture.
Product Details :
Genre |
: Young Adult Nonfiction |
Author |
: Emily Sebastian |
Publisher |
: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc |
Release |
: 2018-07-15 |
File |
: 130 Pages |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781538301760 |