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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