Picturing Russia: Explorations in Visual Culture - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0300164211 ISBN 13 : 9780300164213

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia during the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. Illustrated with more than one hundred diverse and fascinating images, the book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually, understood their visual environment and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer objects, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films and folk art. Each of the concise and accessible essays in the volume offers a fresh interpretation of Russian cultural history. Putting visuality itself in focus as never before, 'Picturing Russia' adds an entirely new dimension to the study of Russian literature, history, art, and culture. The book enriches our understanding of visual documents, and shows the variety of ways in which they serve as far more than mere illustration.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Valerie A. Kivelson is professor, Department of History, University of Michigan. Joan Neuberger is professor, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300164211
• ISBN 13: 9780300164213
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Kivelson Valerie A., Neuberger Joan
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