Main entry:

Schlögel, Karl.

Title & Author:

Moscow / Karl Schlögel ; translated by Helen Atkins.

Publication:

London : Reaktion, 2005.

Description:

351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Series:

Topographics

Notes:
Revised edition of Moskau lesen. Die Stadt als Buch.
Includes bibliographical references.
Prologue : the eye of the beholder -- 1. Starting with the surface -- 2. High-rise buildings -- 3. Strata -- 4. rampant boom -- 5. note on Shekhtel -- 6. Buildings that were never built -- 7. shadow of an imaginary tower -- 8. mise-en-scene for the moment -- 9. Let reason reign! -- 10. VDNKh -- 11. Classicism and romanticism -- 12. On the edge of an era -- 13. Railway stations -- 14. Second-hand bookshops -- 15. strong man and the hero -- 16. Vsya Moskva -- 17. Red forum -- 18. Proximity and distance -- 19. Inscriptions on a black background -- 20. conservatory -- 21. Proletarian stronghold -- 22. Museums -- 23. excursus on excursions -- 24. Intermediate worlds -- 25. Gathering evidence -- 26. Zamoskovoreche -- 27. Metro -- 28. Illustration -- 29. Monasteries and cemeteries -- 30. Knowing and seeing -- 31. In the footsteps of Walter Benjamin.
Translated from the German.

Summary:

"No European city has undergone as much upheaval in recent years as Moscow. The stage for the fall of a world empire and the rebirth of a globally connected Russia, Moscow has been transformed from a monochrome capital city to a new Babylon iridescent with neon lights. Karl Schlogel's Moscow offers a portrait of this international metropolis in transformation." "First published in German in 1984, this debut English edition of Moscow has been updated with a new introduction and conclusion covering the post-Soviet period. Schlogel described the modern history of Moscow from various aspects, as he explores the streets and unearths the rich histories of the capital's buildings, monuments and parks." "Moscow is a city struggling to define its global role in the 21st century. Karl Schlogel's book provides a valuable window into the complex and resilient character of this ever-evolving capital and its citizens."--Jacket.

ISBN:

1861892403 (pbk.)
9781861892409 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture Russia (Federation) Moscow 20th century.
Architecture Russie Moscou 20e siècle.
15.70 history of Europe.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Intellectual life.
Cities.
Moscow (Russia) Buildings, structures, etc.
Moscow (Russia) Intellectual life.
Moscow (Russia) History 20th century.
Moscow (Russia) History 21st century.
Moscou (Russie) Constructions.
Moscou (Russie) Vie intellectuelle.
Moscou (Russie) Histoire 20e siècle.
Moscou (Russie) Histoire 21e siècle.
Russia (Federation) Moscow.
Moscow (city)

Form/genre:

History.
History (form)

Added entries:

Topographics.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 243486
Call No.: BIB 173235
Status: Available