Overkill : sex and violence in contemporary Russian popular culture / Eliot Borensteinches.
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 culture came to reflect the anxiety and despair felt by many Russians. In 'Overkill' Borenstein explores the lurid and often-disturbing landscape of m...
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from JSTOR |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008. |
| Series: | Culture and society after socialism.
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| Summary: | 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 culture came to reflect the anxiety and despair felt by many Russians. In 'Overkill' Borenstein explores the lurid and often-disturbing landscape of modern Russian popular culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 265 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801463457 0801463459 0801474035 9780801474033 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |