Swans of the Kremlin - Ballet and Power in Soviet Russia

A fascinating glimpse at the collision of art and politics during the first fifty years of the Soviet period. Ezrahi shows how the producers and performers of Russia's two major ballet troupes quietly but effectively resisted Soviet cultural hegemony during this period. Winner of the 2107 Best Book on Dance published in France (French Edition) This title is distributed in the U.K. by Dance Books, Ltd.

About the author

Christina Ezrahi is an independent scholar and historian of Russian culture.

Product details

• Authors: Christina Ezrahi
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2012
• EAN: 9780822962144
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-6214-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 233 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 521 g
• Series: Pitt Series in Russian and Eas; Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies; Russian and East European Stud; Pitt Series in Russian and Eas
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Russland, UdSSR, Sowjetunion, Europäische Geschichte, Performing Arts, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Classical & Ballet, HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union