Red Stars - Personality and the Soviet Popular Song, 1955-1991 (Hardcover)

David MacFadyen delves into influential and widely disseminated songs that had a profound social significance in the Soviet Union. He discusses each singer's life, showing what it was that made them famous while placing the differences in their careers and fame in the context of Soviet culture as a whole. MacFadyen's multi-layered study considers national identity, gender, and the development of individual celebrity in a socialist state. He also looks at whether it is possible for artists to achieve genuine self-expression in a public arena under continuous political scrutiny. Both bold and penetrating, MacFadyen reveals a part of the Soviet Union that, while touching millions of people, has remained almost completely unexamined.

General

Imprint:	McGill-Queen's University Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	March 2001
Authors:	David MacFadyen
Dimensions:	246 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	336
ISBN-13:	978-0-7735-2106-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Music > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7735-2106-2
Barcode:	9780773521063

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