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Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia's Silver Age

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'Sumptuous, unforgettable and revelatory' - FT

A richly illustrated book focusing the visual and material culture of St Petersburg and Moscow at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries

The twilight of Imperial Russia witnessed a sudden renaissance that left a profound imprint on the visual, literary and performing arts: here was a Silver Age as luminous perhaps as the Golden Age of Russian literature many decades before. Advancing in roughly chronological sequence, Moscow and St Petersburg in Russia's Silver Age highlights the essential social and political developments of this turbulent era, which painting, poetry, music and dance both reflected and affected.

A dazzling array of artists, writers, composers, actors, singers, dancers and designers are presented in context, including Tolstoy, Pasternak, Gorky, Akhmatova, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov, Nijinsky, Scriabin, Karsavina, Meyerhold, Chaliapin, Stanislavsky, Diaghilev, Roerich, Repin, Serov, Somov, Vrubel, Bakst, Kandinsky, Malevich, Mayakovsky and many more. The book carries a rich repertoire of artistic images and vintage documentary photographs, many of which have not been published before. With a clear narrative and comprehensive bibliography, this volume will appeal both to the specialist and to the general student of Russian history and culture.

Details
  • Author: John E. Bowlt
  • Paperback: 396 pages | 400 colour and 250 black and white illustrations
  • Date published: January 2020
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 978-0500295649
  • Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 23.9 cm

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