The futurist files: avant-garde, politics and ideology in Russia, 1905-1930 / Iva Glisic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glisic, Iva, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Futurism (Art)--Russia (Federation).

Futurism (Art).

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

DeKalb, IL : NIU Press, [2018]

Summary:

Futurism was Russia's first avant-garde movement. Gatecrashing the Russian public sphere in the early twentieth century, the movement called for the destruction of everything old, so that the past could not hinder the creation of a new, modern society. Over the next two decades, the protagonists of Russian Futurism pursued their goal of modernizing human experience through radical art. The success of this mission has long been the subject of scholarly debate. Critics have often characterized Russian Futurism as an expression of utopian daydreaming by young artists who were unrealistic in their visions of Soviet society and naïve in their comprehension of the Bolshevik political agenda. By tracing the political and ideological evolution of Russian Futurism between 1905 and 1930, Iva Glisic challenges this view, demonstrating that Futurism took a calculated and systematic approach to its contemporary socio-political reality. This approach ultimately allowed Russia's Futurists to devise a unique artistic practice that would later become an integral element of the distinctly Soviet cultural paradigm.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Birth Of Russian Futurism Out Of The Spirit Of Crisis, 1905-1917 p. 19

Chapter 2 Not By Bayonets Alone, 1917-1921 p. 53

Chapter 3 A Permanent Revolution, 1921-1930 p. 89

Chapter 4 The Soviet 1920s' Culture Wars p. 131.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780875807904

0875807909

OCLC:

1028596084