Monuments for posterity self-commemoration and the Stalinist culture of time / Antony Kalashnikov.
| Author/creator | Kalashnikov, Antony, 1991- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Beyond Totalitarian Monuments -- Stalinist Monuments in Context -- Historicist Aesthetics: Developing an Enduring Architecture -- Synthetic Composition: Anticipating Posterity's Gaze -- The (Un)contested Politics of Stalinist Monument Building -- The Cultural Foundations of Stalinist Monument Building -- Self-commemoration and the Interwar Culture of Time -- Epilogue: Posterity's Monuments. |
| Abstract | "This book examines Stalinist sculptural and architectural monuments, which were tasked with 'immortalizing the memory' of the era, for the edification of future generations. The book analyzes how this objective affected monument design and what factors prompted the popular yearning to be remembered-both in the Soviet Union and beyond its borders."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Kalashnikov, Antony, 1991- Monuments for posterity Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2023 9781501768637 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022019494 |
| ISBN | 9781501768644 (epub) |
| ISBN | 9781501768651 (pdf) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |