Soviet Hieroglyphics: Visual Culture in Late Twentieth-Century Russia

Condee, Nancy (ed.)

ISBN 10: 085170459X / ISBN 13: 9780851704593

Published by Indiana University Press, 1995

About this Item

xxv, 179 pp. Russian visual culture "under conditions of social collapse." Some of the essays illustrated with b&w photos and figurees. Price sticker on spine, otherwise a bright clean copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Soviet Hieroglyphics: Visual Culture in Late Twentieth-Century Russia
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication Date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 085170459X
• ISBN 13: 9780851704593
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
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Synopsis

This collection of essays addresses post-1985 Russian culture. Based on papers presented at a conference on contemporary Russian culture, held at the School of Slavonic Studies and at the British Film Institute in London in 1993, this book places particular emphasis on visual culture, especially film and television. Essays include studies of television coverage of the August putsch, Russian cultural politics since perestroika, Muratova's films and Govorukhin's documentaries. This work features contributions from leading Russian scholars and cultural theorists, including Helen Goscilo, Katerina Clark and Mikhail Iampolski.

About the Author

NANCY CONDEE is on the faculty of the Slavic Department at the University of Pittsburgh. With her husband, Vladimir Padunov, she has directed the Working Group on Contemporary Russian Culture. She is co-author (with Padunov) of articles on Russian cultural politics in October, Framework, The Nation, and New Left Review and in numerous Russian publications.