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CCCP Underground : Metro Stations of the Soviet Era by Frank Herfort (2022, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBenteli Verlag

ISBN-103716518638

ISBN-139783716518632

eBay Product ID (ePID)11038408832

Product Key Features

Book TitleCccp Underground : Metro Stations of the Soviet Era

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSubjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Public Transportation, General, Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)

Publication Year2022

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Transportation, Photography

AuthorFrank Herfort

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight31 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width9.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal779.938842092

SynopsisFighters made of bronze, gigantic wall reliefs depicting heroic cosmonauts, and socialist pomp: If you immerse yourself today into the subway systems in countries that formerly belonged to the USSR and of Eastern Europe, time seems to stand still. The stations are chronicles of the history and art of a long vanished world power, conceived as prestige projects, thousands of kilometers apart, and created under different conditions in different times. In this volume, photographer Frank Herfort presents around 20 metro systems of the Soviet era from Moscow to Bucharest, from Baku to Tbilisi and Kiev. Thanks to the sharpness of his eyes, the images bring amazing details to light. His photographs come together to form a holistic and comprehensive representation of socialist art that at the same time relates strongly to the modern residents of the cities, skillfully snatching elusive but precious moments from the whirlpool of everyday life., Fighters made of bronze, gigantic wall reliefs depicting heroic cosmonauts, and socialist pomp: When you enter subway stations in Eastern Europe and in countries that were once part of the USSR today, time seems to stand still. The stations are chronicles of the history and art of a long vanished world power. In this volume, photographer Frank Herfort presents around 20 metro systems of the Soviet era from Moscow to Bucharest, from Baku to Tbilisi. His focus is on the details, capturing over 700 works of art with his camera. They were conceived as prestige projects, thousands of kilometers apart and created under different conditions in different times. The stations in his photographs come together to form a holistic and comprehensive representation of socialist art that does not stand alone but relates to the everyday life of people today.

LC Classification NumberTR655