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Moscow Monumental: Soviet Skyscrapers and Urban Life in Stalin’s Capital

by Katherine Zubovich

An in-depth history of the Stalinist skyscraper In the early years of the Cold War, the skyline of Moscow was forever transformed by a citywide skyscraper building project. As the steel girders of the monumental towers went up, the centuries-old metropolis was reinvented to embody the greatness of Stalinist society. Moscow Monumental explores how the quintes

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

280

ISBN

9780691178905