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A rising star in the Russian literary firmament Pelevin, winner of the 1993 Russian Booker Prize for short stories, has written a parody of life under Communism refracted through the prism of the Soviet space program. This clever parable about a young cosmonaut ordered to make the ultimate sacrifice? Killing himself after secretly piloting a supposedly unmanned lunar(...)
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A rising star in the Russian literary firmament Pelevin, winner of the 1993 Russian Booker Prize for short stories, has written a parody of life under Communism refracted through the prism of the Soviet space program. This clever parable about a young cosmonaut ordered to make the ultimate sacrifice? Killing himself after secretly piloting a supposedly unmanned lunar(...)
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Omon Ra
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A rising star in the Russian literary firmament Pelevin, winner of the 1993 Russian Booker Prize for short stories, has written a parody of life under Communism refracted through the prism of the Soviet space program. This clever parable about a young cosmonaut ordered to make the ultimate sacrifice? Killing himself after secretly piloting a supposedly unmanned lunar expedition? is sprinkled with throwaway gags, absurdist humor and wickedly ironic touches, as well as with the eerie beauty of space exploration. Obsessed with space travel since early childhood, Omon Krivomazov identifies with Ra, the ancient Egyptian falcon-headed sun god, a fixation that reflects his desire to escape the gray conformity of Soviet life and his yearning for a soul. Omon learns that more than 100 of his fellow cosmonauts have already been sacrificed as guinea pigs after taking part in supposedly automated, manless launches. Pelevin portrays the Russian space program as a vast propaganda enterprise, a distraction to paper over the tawdriness and fear of everyday life. Many allusions will be lost on American readers. And, in light of the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction state of contemporary Russian society, some of the Soviet-era satire seems oddly tame.
Omon Ra
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A rising star in the Russian literary firmament Pelevin, winner of the 1993 Russian Booker Prize for short stories, has written a parody of life under Communism refracted through the prism of the Soviet space program. This clever parable about a young cosmonaut ordered to make the ultimate sacrifice? Killing himself after secretly piloting a supposedly unmanned lunar expedition? is sprinkled with throwaway gags, absurdist humor and wickedly ironic touches, as well as with the eerie beauty of space exploration. Obsessed with space travel since early childhood, Omon Krivomazov identifies with Ra, the ancient Egyptian falcon-headed sun god, a fixation that reflects his desire to escape the gray conformity of Soviet life and his yearning for a soul. Omon learns that more than 100 of his fellow cosmonauts have already been sacrificed as guinea pigs after taking part in supposedly automated, manless launches. Pelevin portrays the Russian space program as a vast propaganda enterprise, a distraction to paper over the tawdriness and fear of everyday life. Many allusions will be lost on American readers. And, in light of the truth-is-stranger-than-fiction state of contemporary Russian society, some of the Soviet-era satire seems oddly tame.
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February 1998
February 1998
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Architecture and the imaginary
Architecture and the imaginary
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The Chaplin machine: Slapstick, Fordism and the international Communist avant-garde, 1917-1937
The Chaplin machine: Slapstick, Fordism and the international Communist avant-garde, 1917-1937
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"The Chaplin Machine" reveals the lighter side of the Communist avant-garde and its unlikely passion for American slapstick. Set against the backdrop of the great Russian revolutionary experiment, Owen Hatherley tells the tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century and spotlights the unlikely intersections of East and West.
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"The Chaplin Machine" reveals the lighter side of the Communist avant-garde and its unlikely passion for American slapstick. Set against the backdrop of the great Russian revolutionary experiment, Owen Hatherley tells the tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century and spotlights the unlikely intersections of East and West.
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The Chaplin machine: Slapstick, Fordism and the international Communist avant-garde, 1917-1937
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"The Chaplin Machine" reveals the lighter side of the Communist avant-garde and its unlikely passion for American slapstick. Set against the backdrop of the great Russian revolutionary experiment, Owen Hatherley tells the tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century and spotlights the unlikely intersections of East and West.
The Chaplin machine: Slapstick, Fordism and the international Communist avant-garde, 1917-1937
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"The Chaplin Machine" reveals the lighter side of the Communist avant-garde and its unlikely passion for American slapstick. Set against the backdrop of the great Russian revolutionary experiment, Owen Hatherley tells the tragic-comedic story of the cinema, art and architecture of the early 20th Century and spotlights the unlikely intersections of East and West.
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June 2016
June 2016
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Architecture and Film, Set Design
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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71 pages : illustrations, plans, portrait ; 22 cm
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71 pages : illustrations, plans, portrait ; 22 cm
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Moskva : [Soi︠u︡z arkhitektorov SSSR] : [Gosudarstvennyĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ muzeĭ arkhitektury imeni A.V. Shchuseva], 1966.
Moskva : [Soi︠u︡z arkhitektorov SSSR] : [Gosudarstvennyĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ muzeĭ arkhitektury imeni A.V. Shchuseva], 1966.
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Михаил Адольфович Минкус, 1905-1963 : каталог выставки в Центральном доме архитектора, Москва, 1966 / [sostaviteli, L.V. Vazar i K.V. Usacheva ; pod obshcheĭ redakt︠s︡ieĭ I.E. Rozhina]. Mikhail Adolʹfovich Minkus, 1905-1963 : katalog vystavki v T︠S︡entralʹnom dome arkhitektora, Moskva, 1966 / [sostaviteli, L.V. Vazar i K.V. Usacheva ; pod obshcheĭ redakt︠s︡ieĭ I.E. Rozhina].
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71 pages : illustrations, plans, portrait ; 22 cm
Михаил Адольфович Минкус, 1905-1963 : каталог выставки в Центральном доме архитектора, Москва, 1966 / [sostaviteli, L.V. Vazar i K.V. Usacheva ; pod obshcheĭ redakt︠s︡ieĭ I.E. Rozhina]. Mikhail Adolʹfovich Minkus, 1905-1963 : katalog vystavki v T︠S︡entralʹnom dome arkhitektora, Moskva, 1966 / [sostaviteli, L.V. Vazar i K.V. Usacheva ; pod obshcheĭ redakt︠s︡ieĭ I.E. Rozhina].
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71 pages : illustrations, plans, portrait ; 22 cm
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Moskva : [Soi︠u︡z arkhitektorov SSSR] : [Gosudarstvennyĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ muzeĭ arkhitektury imeni A.V. Shchuseva], 1966.
Moskva : [Soi︠u︡z arkhitektorov SSSR] : [Gosudarstvennyĭ nauchno-issledovatelʹskiĭ muzeĭ arkhitektury imeni A.V. Shchuseva], 1966.
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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- Architectural photography.,
- Photography of interiors.,
- Fallout shelters Pictorial works.,
- Nuclear bomb shelters Pictorial works.,
- Photographie d'architecture.,
- Photographie d'intérieurs.,
- Abris antiretombées Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Abris antiatomiques Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Fallout shelters,
- Nuclear bomb shelters,
- Architektur,
- Fotografie,
- Bunker,
- Innenarchitektur,
- USA,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
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Waiting for the end of the world / Richard Ross ; with an interview by Sarah Vowell.
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Waiting for the end of the world / Richard Ross ; with an interview by Sarah Vowell.
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144 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2004.
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- Architectural photography.,
- Photography of interiors.,
- Fallout shelters Pictorial works.,
- Nuclear bomb shelters Pictorial works.,
- Photographie d'architecture.,
- Photographie d'intérieurs.,
- Abris antiretombées Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Abris antiatomiques Ouvrages illustrés.,
- Fallout shelters,
- Nuclear bomb shelters,
- Architektur,
- Fotografie,
- Bunker,
- Innenarchitektur,
- USA,
- illustrated books.,
- Illustrated works,
- Ouvrages illustrés.
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Russian-German architect Sergei Tchoban (born 1962) is well-known for his virtuoso skills as a draftsman; for over 30 years he has also been a passionate collector of architectural drawings. This publication unites Tchoban's own drawings--which range from perspectival-illusionist representations of his hometown of St. Petersburg to travel impressions, fantasies and(...)
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Russian-German architect Sergei Tchoban (born 1962) is well-known for his virtuoso skills as a draftsman; for over 30 years he has also been a passionate collector of architectural drawings. This publication unites Tchoban's own drawings--which range from perspectival-illusionist representations of his hometown of St. Petersburg to travel impressions, fantasies and(...)
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Sergei Tchoban: Architectural works
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Russian-German architect Sergei Tchoban (born 1962) is well-known for his virtuoso skills as a draftsman; for over 30 years he has also been a passionate collector of architectural drawings. This publication unites Tchoban's own drawings--which range from perspectival-illusionist representations of his hometown of St. Petersburg to travel impressions, fantasies and visionary architectural studies--with highlights from his collection of works by European architects and painters dating from the seventeenth century, including Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (1656-1743), Filippo Juvara (1678-1736) and Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Focusing on motifs of ancient, classicist and Baroque architecture, these works establish a fruitful dialogue with Tchoban's correspondingly broad production. Through these extraordinary examples of paper architecture--a fascinating but somewhat neglected critical genre--this book underscores the endless possibilities for expression in the medium and promises to delight any reader interested in architecture or the graphic arts.
Sergei Tchoban: Architectural works
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Russian-German architect Sergei Tchoban (born 1962) is well-known for his virtuoso skills as a draftsman; for over 30 years he has also been a passionate collector of architectural drawings. This publication unites Tchoban's own drawings--which range from perspectival-illusionist representations of his hometown of St. Petersburg to travel impressions, fantasies and visionary architectural studies--with highlights from his collection of works by European architects and painters dating from the seventeenth century, including Ferdinando Galli Bibiena (1656-1743), Filippo Juvara (1678-1736) and Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). Focusing on motifs of ancient, classicist and Baroque architecture, these works establish a fruitful dialogue with Tchoban's correspondingly broad production. Through these extraordinary examples of paper architecture--a fascinating but somewhat neglected critical genre--this book underscores the endless possibilities for expression in the medium and promises to delight any reader interested in architecture or the graphic arts.
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November 2010
November 2010
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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This monograph on the work of the Russian architect Galina Balashova presents a unique collection of designs for Soviet cosmonautics. These include plans and engineering drawings for Soyuz capsules and the space stations Salyut and Mir. Balashova acted as a consultant to the Buran program, the Soviet counterpart to the American Space Shuttle.
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This monograph on the work of the Russian architect Galina Balashova presents a unique collection of designs for Soviet cosmonautics. These include plans and engineering drawings for Soyuz capsules and the space stations Salyut and Mir. Balashova acted as a consultant to the Buran program, the Soviet counterpart to the American Space Shuttle.
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Galina Balashova: Architect of the Soviet space programme, n.e.
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This monograph on the work of the Russian architect Galina Balashova presents a unique collection of designs for Soviet cosmonautics. These include plans and engineering drawings for Soyuz capsules and the space stations Salyut and Mir. Balashova acted as a consultant to the Buran program, the Soviet counterpart to the American Space Shuttle.
Galina Balashova: Architect of the Soviet space programme, n.e.
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This monograph on the work of the Russian architect Galina Balashova presents a unique collection of designs for Soviet cosmonautics. These include plans and engineering drawings for Soyuz capsules and the space stations Salyut and Mir. Balashova acted as a consultant to the Buran program, the Soviet counterpart to the American Space Shuttle.
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May 2022
May 2022
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Architecture Monographs
Architecture Monographs
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x, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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x, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Reflections on Baroque / Robert Harbison.
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x, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Reflections on Baroque / Robert Harbison.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.
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x, 435 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
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x, 435 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
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The urban pattern : city planning and design / by Arthur B. Gallion and Simon Eisner ; chapter title sketches by Anthony Stoner.
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x, 435 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
The urban pattern : city planning and design / by Arthur B. Gallion and Simon Eisner ; chapter title sketches by Anthony Stoner.
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x, 435 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
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Princeton, N.J. : D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., [1963]
Princeton, N.J. : D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., [1963]
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22 pages ; 17 cm
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22 pages ; 17 cm
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- Vsesoi︠u︡znyĭ sʺezd sovetskikh arkhitektorov (1st : 1937 : Moscow, Russia),
- Stone veneers Congresses.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Congresses.,
- Placages de pierre Congrès.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Congrès.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.,
- Stone veneers.,
- Conference papers (document genres),
- Conference papers and proceedings.
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Moskva : Izdatelʹstvo Vsesoi︠u︡znoĭ akademii arkhitektury, 1936.
Moskva : Izdatelʹstvo Vsesoi︠u︡znoĭ akademii arkhitektury, 1936.
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Естественные декоративно-облицовочные материалы : материалы к обсуждению / [арх. Н.А. Попов]. Estestvennye dekorativno-oblit︠s︡ovochnye materialy : materialy k obsuzhdenii︠u︡ / [arkh. N.A. Popov].
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Естественные декоративно-облицовочные материалы : материалы к обсуждению / [арх. Н.А. Попов]. Estestvennye dekorativno-oblit︠s︡ovochnye materialy : materialy k obsuzhdenii︠u︡ / [arkh. N.A. Popov].
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Moskva : Izdatelʹstvo Vsesoi︠u︡znoĭ akademii arkhitektury, 1936.
Moskva : Izdatelʹstvo Vsesoi︠u︡znoĭ akademii arkhitektury, 1936.
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- Vsesoi︠u︡znyĭ sʺezd sovetskikh arkhitektorov (1st : 1937 : Moscow, Russia),
- Stone veneers Congresses.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural Congresses.,
- Placages de pierre Congrès.,
- Décoration et ornement architecturaux Congrès.,
- Decoration and ornament, Architectural.,
- Stone veneers.,
- Conference papers (document genres),
- Conference papers and proceedings.
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ix, 276 pages ; 23 cm
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ix, 276 pages ; 23 cm
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- Sovetskaja Associacija Meždunarodnogo Prava,
- City planning Soviet Union Bibliography.,
- City planning Soviet Union Abstracts.,
- Regional planning Soviet Union Bibliography.,
- Regional planning Soviet Union Abstracts.,
- Regional planning Russia Bibliography.,
- Regional planning,
- Aménagement du territoire URSS Bibliographie.,
- Aménagement du territoire URSS Résumés analytiques.,
- City planning,
- Regionalplanung,
- Stadtplanung,
- Regionale planning.,
- urban planning.,
- regional planning.,
- urban development.,
- new town.,
- housing.,
- urban transport.,
- social service.,
- recreation service.,
- architecture.,
- prefabricated building.,
- aménagement urbain.,
- planification régionale.,
- développement urbain.,
- ville nouvelle.,
- logement.,
- transport urbain.,
- services sociaux.,
- service récréatif.,
- bâtiment préfabriqué,
- planificación urbana.,
- planificación regional.,
- desarrollo urbano.,
- nueva ciudad.,
- vivienda.,
- transporte urbano.,
- servicios sociales.,
- servicio recreativo.,
- arquitectura.,
- edificio prefabricado.,
- USSR,
- Soviet Union,
- Sowjetunion,
- URSS.,
- City planning Russia Bibliography,
- Geschichte,
- Bibliography,
- bibliographies.,
- Bibliographies,
- Abstracts,
- annotated bibliography.,
- bibliographie annotée.,
- bibliografía comentada.
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London : Mansell, 1979.
London : Mansell, 1979.
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Soviet urban and regional planning : a bibliography with abstracts / Paul M. White.
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ix, 276 pages ; 23 cm
Soviet urban and regional planning : a bibliography with abstracts / Paul M. White.
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London : Mansell, 1979.
London : Mansell, 1979.
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- Sovetskaja Associacija Meždunarodnogo Prava,
- City planning Soviet Union Bibliography.,
- City planning Soviet Union Abstracts.,
- Regional planning Soviet Union Bibliography.,
- Regional planning Soviet Union Abstracts.,
- Regional planning Russia Bibliography.,
- Regional planning,
- Aménagement du territoire URSS Bibliographie.,
- Aménagement du territoire URSS Résumés analytiques.,
- City planning,
- Regionalplanung,
- Stadtplanung,
- Regionale planning.,
- urban planning.,
- regional planning.,
- urban development.,
- new town.,
- housing.,
- urban transport.,
- social service.,
- recreation service.,
- architecture.,
- prefabricated building.,
- aménagement urbain.,
- planification régionale.,
- développement urbain.,
- ville nouvelle.,
- logement.,
- transport urbain.,
- services sociaux.,
- service récréatif.,
- bâtiment préfabriqué,
- planificación urbana.,
- planificación regional.,
- desarrollo urbano.,
- nueva ciudad.,
- vivienda.,
- transporte urbano.,
- servicios sociales.,
- servicio recreativo.,
- arquitectura.,
- edificio prefabricado.,
- USSR,
- Soviet Union,
- Sowjetunion,
- URSS.,
- City planning Russia Bibliography,
- Geschichte,
- Bibliography,
- bibliographies.,
- Bibliographies,
- Abstracts,
- annotated bibliography.,
- bibliographie annotée.,
- bibliografía comentada.
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