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Architecture in the Age of Stalin: Culture Two examines the
cultural mechanisms that affected the evolution of architecture in
Russia during the Stalinist period. Defining two conflicting trends
- Culture One and Culture Two - that have alternately prevailed in
Russian culture, Vladimir Paperny argues that the shift away from
the architectural avant-garde of the 1920s was not entirely the
result of Stalin's will. Rather, he demonstrates how the aesthetic
choices of Stalin and his architects were conditioned by the
prevailing cultural mechanisms of the 1930s and 1940s. Combining
academic precision with engaging narrative, and using previously
unavailable archival materials published in the West for the first
time in this edition, Paperny leads the reader through the
remarkable trajectory of architectural and cultural transformation
that marked a pivotal moment of Russia's history.
Paperny examines the evolution of architecture in Russia during the Stalinist period. Defining two conflicting trends--Culture One and Culture Two--that have alternately prevailed in Russian culture, the author argues that the shift away from the architectural avant-garde of the 1920s was not entirely the result of Stalin's will. Rather, he demonstrates how the aesthetic choices of Stalin and his architects were conditioned by the prevailing cultural mechanisms of the 1930s and 40s. Combining academic precision with engaging narrative, Paperny leads the reader through the remarkable trajectory of architectural and cultural transformation that marked a pivotal moment of Russia's history.
Assessing the relevance of Tolstoy's thought and teachings for the
current day, Tolstoy and His Problems: Views from the Twenty-First
Century is a collection of essays by a group of Tolstoy specialists
who are leading scholars in the humanities and social sciences. In
the broadest sense—with essays on a variety of issues that
occupied Tolstoy, such as nihilism, mysticism, social theory,
religion, Judaism, education, opera, and Shakespeare—the volume
offers a fresh evaluation of Tolstoy's program to reform the ways
we live, work, commune with nature and art, practice spirituality,
exchange ideas and knowledge, become educated, and speak and think
about history and social change.
Assessing the relevance of Tolstoy's thought and teachings for the
current day, Tolstoy and His Problems: Views from the Twenty-First
Century is a collection of essays by a group of Tolstoy specialists
who are leading scholars in the humanities and social sciences. In
the broadest sense-with essays on a variety of issues that occupied
Tolstoy, such as nihilism, mysticism, social theory, religion,
Judaism, education, opera, and Shakespeare-the volume offers a
fresh evaluation of Tolstoy's program to reform the ways we live,
work, commune with nature and art, practice spirituality, exchange
ideas and knowledge, become educated, and speak and think about
history and social change.
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