To See Paris and Die
The Soviet Lives of Western Culture
Nonfiction, History, Asian, Russia, Modern, 20th Century
| Author: | Eleonory Gilburd | ISBN: | 9780674989757 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | November 5, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eleonory Gilburd |
| ISBN: | 9780674989757 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | November 5, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
After Stalin died a torrent of Western novels, films, and paintings invaded Soviet streets and homes. Soviet citizens invested these imports with political and personal significance, transforming them into intimate possessions. Eleonory Gilburd reveals how Western culture defined the last three decades of the Soviet Union, its death, and afterlife.
After Stalin died a torrent of Western novels, films, and paintings invaded Soviet streets and homes. Soviet citizens invested these imports with political and personal significance, transforming them into intimate possessions. Eleonory Gilburd reveals how Western culture defined the last three decades of the Soviet Union, its death, and afterlife.
