What can Russian images and objects—a tsar’s crown, a provincial watercolor album, the Soviet Pioneer Palace—tell us about the Russian people and their culture?
This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia over the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. Illustrated with more than one hundred diverse and fascinating images, the book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually, understood their visual environment, and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer goods, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films, folk art, and more.
Each of the concise and accessible essays in the volume offers a fresh interpretation of Russian cultural history. Putting visuality itself in focus as never before, Picturing Russia adds an entirely new dimension to the study of Russian literature, history, art, and culture. The book enriches our understanding of visual documents and shows the variety of ways they serve as far more than mere illustration.
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Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 284 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains more than 100 B&W and full-color photographs and illustrations throughout. This wide-ranging book is the first to explore the visual culture of Russia over the entire span of Russian history, from ancient Kiev to contemporary, post-Soviet society. The book examines the ways that Russians have represented themselves visually and used visual images in social and political contexts. Expert contributors discuss images and objects from all over the Russian/Soviet empire, including consumer goods, architectural monuments, religious icons, portraits, news and art photography, popular prints, films, folk art, and more. Clean copy. Seller Inventory # 33975
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. (2008), 284pp, illus., slight shelfwear to cover, contents clean & unmarked. Seller Inventory # 24-1625
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. xx, 284pp, well illustrated in text with a central section of colour plate illustrations. Red publisher's cloth binding, gilt titles on spine. 4to. Volume is neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. In its original glossy dust wrapper, just a little shelf worn. A visual exploration of Russia over the centuries covering the entire span on Russian history from ancient Kiev to post-Soviet society, consisting of a series of concise essays offering fresh interpretations of Russian cultural history. Seller Inventory # 043805
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