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Author Goscilo, Helena

Title Celebrity and Glamour in Contemporary Russia : Shocking Chic
Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis Ltd., 2010

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Description 1 online resource (316 pages)
Series BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies
Contents Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 The art of politics, and the politics of art; 1 The ultimate celebrity: VVP as VIP Objet d'Art; 2 The mistress of Moscow: A case of corporate celebrity; Part 2 Prosaic glamour; 3 Akunin's secret and Fandorin's luck: Postmodern celebrity in post-Soviet Russia; 4 Glamour à la Oksana Robski; Part 3 Mediating glamour: Film, estrada, and new media stars; 5 Family, fatherland, and faith: The power of Nikita Mikhalkov's celebrity
6 "Much ado and nothing: "Mikhail Zadornov as a celebrity of Russian comedy7 Russian internet stars: Gizmos, geeks, and glory; Part 4 Gendered sounds and screams of stardom; 8 Feminism à la russe?: Pugacheva-Orbakaite's celebrity construction through family bonds; 9 Elevating Verka Serdiuchka: A star-study in excess performativity; Part 5 Moscow snobbery: From "high" art to haute cuisine; 10 Zurab Tsereteli's exegi monumentum, Luzhkov's largesse, and the collateral rewards of animosity; 11 Hot prospekts: Dining in the new Moscow; Index
Summary This is the first book to explore the phenomenon of glamour and celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, ranging across media forms, disciplinary boundaries and modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. Considering both general tendencies and individual celebrities, it examines the internal dynamics of the institutions involved in the production, marketing and maintenance of celebrities, and the context and imperatives which drive Russian society's fascination with glamour and celebrity
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Subject Popular culture -- Russia (Federation)
Popular culture -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow
Glamour -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation)
Glamour -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow
Celebrities -- Russia (Federation) -- Biography
Celebrities -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow -- Biography
Social change -- Russia (Federation)
Social change -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow
Moscow (Russia) -- Social life and customs
Celebrities
Manners and customs
Popular culture
Social change
SUBJECT Russia (Federation) -- Social life and customs
Subject Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) -- Moscow
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
Author Strukov, Vlad
ISBN 9780203845035
020384503X
1282912941
9781282912946