Architecture of oblivion : ruins and historical consciousness in modern Russia / Andreas Schönle ; Julia Fauci, design.

Architecture of oblivion : ruins and historical consciousness in modern Russia /

Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia--from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations--ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for levelin...

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Main Author: Schönle, Andreas (Author)
Other Authors: Fauci, Julia (Designer)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: DeKalb, Illinois : Northern Illinois University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Architecture and society > Russia > History.
Architecture and society > Soviet Union > History.
Architecture > Russia > Aesthetics > History.
Architecture > Soviet Union > Aesthetics > History.
City and town life > Russia > History.
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