Russian Aviation, Space Flight and Visual Culture
1st Edition
Published on 10. April 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
978-1-138-58820-2 (ISBN)
Description
Among the many successes of the Soviet Union were inaugural space flight-ahead of the United States-and many other triumphs related to aviation. Aviators and cosmonauts enjoyed heroic status in the Soviet Union, and provided supports of the Soviet project with iconic figures which could be used to bolster the regime's visions, self-confidence, and the image of itself as forward looking and futuristic. This book explores how the themes of aviation and space flight have been depicted in film, animation, art, architecture, and digital media. Incorporating many illustrations, the book covers a wide range of subjects, including the representations of heroes, the construction of myths, and the relationship between visual art forms and Soviet/Russian culture and society.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
90 s/w Abbildungen, 90 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
90 Halftones, black and white; 90 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
483 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-58820-2 (9781138588202)
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Vlad Strukov | Helena Goscilo
Russian Aviation, Space Flight and Visual Culture
Book
09/2016
1st Edition
Routledge
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Vlad Strukov | Helena Goscilo
Russian Aviation, Space Flight and Visual Culture
E-Book
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Persons
Vlad Strukov is an Associate Professor in Film and Digital Culture in the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies at the University of Leeds, UK.
Helena Goscilo is Professor of Slavic at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US.
Helena Goscilo is Professor of Slavic at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, US.
Content
Introduction
PART I - Art and Architecture
1. Ever Onwards, Ever Upwards: Representing the Aviation Hero in Soviet Art
2. Deineka's Heavenly Bodies: Space, Sports, and the Sacred
3. Comic Cosmonaut: Space Exploration and Visual Satire in Krokodil in The Thaw
4. Flying City or Housing Freed from Gravity: Ideas of Space Travel and Internationalism in G.T. Krutikov's City of the Future
5. Neo-cosmism, Empire, and Contemporary Russian Art: Aleksei Belyaev- Gintovt
PART II - Film, Animation and Computer Games
6. Special / Spatial Effects in Soviet Cinema 7. Leaving the House of Dreams: The Myth of Flight in Russian Films of the 2000s
8. Animal Aviators: Refashioning Soviet Myths in Contemporary Russian Digital Animation
9. Screening Aviation, Mediating Memory: Andrei Kavun's Kandahar
10. Simulating Sturm und Drang: Theorizing Digital Historization, Commemoration, and Participation
PART I - Art and Architecture
1. Ever Onwards, Ever Upwards: Representing the Aviation Hero in Soviet Art
2. Deineka's Heavenly Bodies: Space, Sports, and the Sacred
3. Comic Cosmonaut: Space Exploration and Visual Satire in Krokodil in The Thaw
4. Flying City or Housing Freed from Gravity: Ideas of Space Travel and Internationalism in G.T. Krutikov's City of the Future
5. Neo-cosmism, Empire, and Contemporary Russian Art: Aleksei Belyaev- Gintovt
PART II - Film, Animation and Computer Games
6. Special / Spatial Effects in Soviet Cinema 7. Leaving the House of Dreams: The Myth of Flight in Russian Films of the 2000s
8. Animal Aviators: Refashioning Soviet Myths in Contemporary Russian Digital Animation
9. Screening Aviation, Mediating Memory: Andrei Kavun's Kandahar
10. Simulating Sturm und Drang: Theorizing Digital Historization, Commemoration, and Participation