Soviet ghosts : Rebecca Litchfield ; written by Tristi Brownett, Neill Cockwill, Owen Evans.

Main entry:

Litchfield, Rebecca, 1982- photographer.

Title & Author:

Soviet ghosts : Rebecca Litchfield ; written by Tristi Brownett, Neill Cockwill, Owen Evans.

Edition:

Second edition.

Publication:

[Darlington], Great Britain : Carpet Bombing Culture, 2014.

Description:

192 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm

Summary:

Photographer Rebecca Litchfield captures many abandoned locations which were either part of the Soviet Union or occupied satellite states during this period of history, including forgotten towns, factories, prisons, schools, monuments, hospitals, theatres, military complexes, asylums & death camps across the former communist states. These photographs deliver a compelling narrative of both moral bankruptcy and flawed ideology. Featuring stunning imagery throughout, this compelling road-trip through the old USSR, breathes new life into these forgotten places, finding both beauty and meaning in their post-apocalyptic decay. Extended essays by Tristi Brownett, Neill Cockwill and Professor Owen Evans, offer considerable contextual depth to the locations imbuing them with a wealth of connection and wonder. By virtue of its holistic approach, the book also explores how and why these once thriving communities became abandoned, whether by natural disaster, man-made catastrophe or simply through the march of time.

ISBN:

9781908211163 (hardcover)
1908211164 (hardcover)

Subject:

Abandoned buildings Former communist countries Pictorial works.
Abandoned buildings Former Soviet republics Pictorial works.
Ruins, Modern Former communist countries Pictorial works.
Ruins, Modern Former Soviet republics Pictorial works.
Extinct cities Ukraine Pictorial works.
Architectural photography.
Photography, Artistic.
Constructions abandonnées Anciens pays communistes Ouvrages illustrés.
Constructions abandonnées Ex-URSS Ouvrages illustrés.
Ruines modernes Anciens pays communistes Ouvrages illustrés.
Ruines modernes Ex-URSS Ouvrages illustrés.
Villes disparues, en ruines, etc. Ukraine Ouvrages illustrés.
Photographie d'architecture.
Photographie artistique.
art photography.
Abandoned buildings
Extinct cities
Ruins, Modern
Photography.
Former communist countries
Soviet Union Former Soviet republics
Ukraine

Form/genre:

Illustrated works

Added entries:

Brownett, Tristi, writer of supplementary textual content.
Cockwill, Neill, writer of supplementary textual content.
Evans, Owen, 1967- writer of supplementary textual content.

Title on verso of title page: Soviet Union abandoned : a communist empire in decay
Communist empire in decay

Holdings:

Location: Library main 288654
Call No.: BIB 230492
Status: Available

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