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Wonderlands Of The Avantgarde: Technology And The Arts In Russia Of The 1920S (Studies In Russian Literature And Theory),Used
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Longlist finalist, 2015 Historia Nova Prize for Best Book on Russian Intellectual and Cultural HistoryIn postrevolutionary Russia, as the Soviet government pursued rapid industrialization, avantgarde artists declared their intent to serve the nascent state and to transform life in accordance with their aesthetic designs. Despite their utilitarian intentions, however, most avantgardists rarely created works regarded as practical instruments of societal transformation. Exploring this paradox, Vaingurt claims that the artists fusion of technology and aesthetics prevented their creations from being fully conscripted into the arsenal of political hegemony. The purposes of avantgarde technologies, she contends, are contemplative rather than constructive. Looking at Meyerholds theater, Tatlins and Khlebnikovs architectural designs, Mayakovskys writings, and other works from the period, Vaingurt offers an innovative reading of an exceptionally complex moment in the formation of Soviet culture.
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