{"product_id":"soviet-metro-stations-hardcover","title":"Soviet Metro Stations - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Herwig\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eStephen Sorrell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDamon Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of \u003ci\u003eSoviet Bus Stops\u003c\/i\u003e, an underground trip through the Soviet Metro\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For us,\" said Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev in his memoirs, \"there was something supernatural about the Metro.\" Visiting any of the dozen or so Metro networks built across the Soviet Union between the 1930s and 1980s, it is easy to see why. Rather than the straightforward systems of London, Paris or New York, these networks were used as a propaganda artwork--a fusion of sculpture, architecture and art that combined Byzantine, medieval, baroque and constructivist ideas and infused them with the notion that communism would mean a \"communal luxury\" for all. Today these astonishing spaces remain the closest realization of a Soviet utopia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing his bestselling quest for \u003ci\u003eSoviet Bus Stops\u003c\/i\u003e, Canadian photographer Christopher Herwig has completed a subterranean expedition photographing the stations of each Metro network of the former USSR. From extreme marble and chandelier opulence to brutal futuristic minimalist glory, \u003ci\u003eSoviet Metro Stations\u003c\/i\u003e documents this wealth of diverse architecture. Along the way Herwig captures the elements that make up this singular Soviet experience: neon, concrete, escalators, signage, mosaics and relief sculptures all combine to build a vivid map of the Soviet Metro. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoviet Metro Stations\u003c\/i\u003e includes an essay by the leading architectural and political writer Owen Hatherley, author of the acclaimed books \u003ci\u003eLandscapes of Communism\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eTrans-Europe Express\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Owen Hatherley in the Post-Soviet Space\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 6.8 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772783591712,"sku":"9780995745568","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0836b91259455d62572ec722e74954ef.webp?v=1780414174","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/soviet-metro-stations-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}