Zubovich, Katherine
Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin's Capital
- ISBN 13:
- 9780691178905
- author:
- Zubovich, Katherine
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 288
- Dimensions:
- 25.91 x 18.03 x 2.29 centimeters
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Russia,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Stalinist skyscraper project transformed Moscow's skyline in the early years of the Cold War. This monumental undertaking reshaped daily life in the Soviet capital, as centuries-old metropolis was reinvented to embody the greatness of Stalinist society. Drawing on original archival research, Katherine Zubovich examines the decisions and actions of Soviet elites and describes the experiences of ordinary Muscovites who found their lives uprooted by the ambitious skyscraper project. The story takes readers from interwar Moscow to the marble-clad halls of the bombastic postwar structures that continue to define the Russian capital today. The book explores how the Stalin-era quest for monumentalism was rooted in the Soviet Union's engagement with Western trends in architecture and planning, and how the skyscrapers required the creation of a vast and complex infrastructure.
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