Overview :Perestroika and the end of the Soviet Union transformed every aspect of life in Russia, and as hope began to give way to pessimism, popular ... Read More
Overview :This timely text charts the metamorphosis of Russian media and culture in the 21st century. It considers how, when Vladimir Putin came to po... Read More
Overview :Both more and less than a band, Pussy Riot is continually misunderstood by the Western media. This book sets the record straight.After their... Read More
Overview :Today's Russia, Unstuck in Time suggests, is a nation of time travelers, living either in memories of the Great Patriotic War and a society... Read More
Overview :In this book, cultural historian Eliot Borenstein asks what happened when J. K. Rowling's mega-blockbuster, born in the United Kingdom and l... Read More
Overview :In Men without Women Eliot Borenstein examines the literature of the early Soviet period to shed new light on the iconic Russian concept of ... Read More
Overview :Marvel Comics in the 1970s explores a forgotten chapter in the story of the rise of comics as an artform. Bridging Marvel's dizzying innovat... Read More
Overview :Soviet Self-Hatred examines the imaginary Russian identities that emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Eliot Borenstein shows... Read More
Overview :The Russian internet is a hotbed for memes and viral videos: the political, satirical and simply absurd compete for attention in Russia whil... Read More
Overview :In this original and timely assessment of cultural expressions of paranoia in contemporary Russia, Eliot Borenstein samples popular fiction,... Read More