Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin

David King

ISBN 10: 1854379356 / ISBN 13: 9781854379351

Published by Tate Publishing, United Kingdom, London, 2010

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Through an amazing array of posters, photographs, paintings, magazines, book jackets, advertisements, pamphlets and other rare ephemera, "Red Star Over Russia" tells the story of the Soviet Union, from the Russian Revolution to the death of Stalin. During this period Soviet citizens endured revolutionary upheavals, civil war, Nazi invasion, famine and appalling oppression. For countless millions, revolutionary dreams were transformed into unspeakable tragedy. Yet it was also a time of intense creativity, in which the hopes, aspirations and revolutionary fervour of a people were captured in an extraordinary outpouring of visual material. Universally acclaimed on its publication in 2009, David King's masterful book is the fruit of over 40 years of research. In it, he rescues many of the unsung heroes of the epic struggles that shaped the Soviet Union from obscurity and commemorates the talent of some of the most brilliant artists, photographers and designers of the twentieth century. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin
• Publisher: Tate Publishing, United Kingdom, London
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1854379356
• ISBN 13: 9781854379351
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 1855 grams

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Synopsis

Now in paperback, Red Star Over Russia is a breathtaking visual history, using posters, photographs, paintings, magazine covers, advertisements, and ephemera to illustrate the dramatic birth and eventual decline of the Soviet Union. The book plunges the reader into the shattering events that brought hope, chaos, heroism, and horror to the citizens of the world’s first workers’ state. The Russian Revolution produced some of the most important advances in art, photography, and graphic design in the 20th century. More than 550 of these widely influential materials are reproduced here, accompanied by David King’s accessible text. King rescues from obscurity many lost heroes and villains through the work of the most brilliant Soviet artists, many of them anonymous or long forgotten.

About the Author

David King is the author of The Commissar Vanishes, Russian Revolutionary Posters, John Heartfield, and numerous other books on Soviet subjects. He was art editor of the Sunday Times (London) from 1965 to 1975, and is owner of one of the world’s preeminent collections of Russian artifacts.