Russian Cultural Studies: An Introduction

by Catriona Kelly (editor), David Shepherd (Editor)

In a wide-ranging account of a variety of cultural forms and sites of cultural production--such as literature, cinema, radio, TV, the visual arts, journalism, advertising and consumerism, music, theatre, the Church--this groundbreaking book gives unprecedented prominence to the processes of cultural reception in the USSR and post-communist Russia. Including essays by an international roster of specialists, the volume spotlights the role that images of national identity, gender politics, and youth culture have played in the formation of cultural forms. In this regard, the interaction of Russia's public and private consciousness is also explored.

Genres: Cultural, Russia

442 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1998

Reviews

[Miles Trujillo]

Good introduction to 20th century Russian Cultural history. It’s an anthology, so an introduction is about the only meaningful purpose it serves. Not worth reading if you’ve already studied the topic. I hadn’t so it was very interesting for me. I got lots of great book and movie recommendations from it.

[Baris · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a good book if you want to have a detailed, factual information on the history of Soviet artistic production. (rather than culture in anthropological sense) Unfortunately, does not really offer much of an original, analytical insight for its subject matter.