Introduction. Elemental Materialism in Soviet Culture and Society -- Techno-Utopian Visions of Soviet Intellectuals after Stalin -- Time in 1:72 Scale: The Plastic Historicity of Soviet Models -- History in Wood: The Search for Historical Authenticity in North Russia -- When Spaces of Transit Fail Their Designers: Social Antagonisms of Soviet Stairwells and Streets -- The Men of Steel: Repairing and Empowering Soviet Bodies with Iron -- Ordinary and Paranormal: The Soviet Television Set
Summary
"This book offers an important new perspective on late Soviet society by focusing on a social history of Soviet material objects and spaces during the late socialist era"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 19, 2020)
