| Physical description |
xvii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Cambridge Soviet paperbacks ; 7. |
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Cambridge Soviet paperbacks ; 7.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-245) and index. |
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Discography: pages 246-249. |
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Filmography: pages 250-256. |
| Contents |
1. In old Russia 1900-1917 -- 2. Revolutionary reassortment 1917-1927 -- 3. Stalin by starlight 1928-1941 -- 4. Holy war and cold war 1941-1953 -- 5. Springtime for Khrushchev 1953-1964 -- 6. The Brezhnev culture wars 1964-1984 -- 7. Perestroika and the people's taste 1985-. |
| Summary |
This book presents a side of Russian life largely unknown in the West -- the world of popular culture. By surveying detective and science fiction, popular songs, jokes, box office movie hits, the stage, radio and television, Professor Richard Stites introduces the people and cultural products that are household names to ordinary Russian people. |
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Spanning the entire twentieth century, Professor Stites examines the sub-cultures 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. He 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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Russian popular culture demonstrates how popular culture has had more impact upon and reveals more about the lives of Russian people than the giants of high culture. It will be widely read by students and specialists of Russian studies, history, literature, and popular culture as well as by anyone interested in the cultural world of the ordinary Russian citizen. |
| Subject |
Popular culture -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- Civilization.
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| ISBN |
052136986X (paperback) |
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0521362148 (hardback) |
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