Red Arctic: Polar Exploration and the Myth of the North in the Soviet Union, 1932-1939 - Tapa dura

Red Arctic (Hardcover)

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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. A work of refreshing originality and vivid appeal, Red Arctic tells the story of Stalinist Russia's massive campaign to explore and develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. Author John McCannon recounts the dramatic stories of the polar expeditions--conducted by foot, ship, and plane--that were the pride of Stalinist Russia, in order to expose the reality behind them: chaotic blunders, bureaucratic competition, and the eventual rise of the Gulagas the dominant force in the North. Red Arctic also traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade, making use of memoirs, films, radio broadcasts, children's books, and culturalephemera ranging from placards to postage stamps to show how Russia's "Arctic Myth" became an integral part of the overall socialist-realist aesthetic that animated Stalinist culture throughout the 1930s. A history of Stalinist Russia's massive campaign to explore and develop its Northern territories during the 1930s through polar expeditions conducted by foot, ship, and plane. The author considers chaotic blunders, bureaucratic competition, and the eventual rise of the GULAG as the dominant force in the North. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780195114362

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