Pop Culture Russia

Media, Arts, and Lifestyle

Bibliographic Data

ID19938412
AuthorsBirgit Beumers (0000-0003-0945-4490, corresponding author)
Year2005
Publication date2005-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenuePop Culture Russia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherABC-CLIO (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5040/9798400699016
OpenAlexW4399235545
ISBN9798400699016
LanguageEN
Citations received7

A revealing look at contemporary Russian popular culture, exploring the historical and social influences that make it unique. Pop music is only one aspect of contemporary Russian culture that has taken some unexpected turns in the chaotic aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse. Television and advertising, theater and cinema, athletics and religion, even fashion and food now reflect more exposure to the West, yet remain in essence distinctively Russian. Pop Culture Russia!introduces readers to the fascinating, often surprising, post-Soviet cultural landscape. With chapters on media, the arts, recreation, religion, and consumerism, the book offers an insightful survey of Russian mass culture from the death of Stalin in 1953 to the present, exploring the historical significance of important events and trends, as well as the social and political contexts from which they emerged

Aesthetics · Art · Consumerism · Literature · Mass culture · Media studies · Movie theater · Political science · Politics · Popular culture · Recreation · Russian culture · Sociology · Soviet union · The arts · Anthropology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law

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