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Home Made Russia: Post-Soviet Folk Artefacts

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Home Made Russia: Post-Soviet Folk Artefacts

Contributors:

By (Author) Vladimir Arkhipov
Edited by Damon Murray
Edited by Stephen Sorrell
By (author) FUEL

ISBN:

9781916218475

Publisher:

FUEL Publishing

Imprint:

FUEL Publishing

Publication Date:

28th July 2022

UK Publication Date:

31st March 2022

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

306.0947

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

304

Dimensions:

Width 120mm, Height 200mm

Weight:

640g

Description

'Each of these objects is personal, and has a personality, a story. In an age of in-built obsolescence there's something very radical in that. - Owen Hatherley, Tribune magazine

A reprinted edition of the highly popular book from 2006.


Home Made Russia features over 220 artefacts of Soviet culture, each accompanied by a photograph of the creator, their story of how the object came about, its function and the materials used to create it.

The Vladimir Arkhipov collection includes hundreds of objects created with often idiosyncratic functional qualities, made for use both inside and outside the home, such as a tiny bathtub plug carefully fashioned from a boot heel; a back massager made from an old wooden abacus; a road sign used as a street cleaner's shovel; and a doormat made from beer bottle tops.

Home Made Russia presents a unique picture of a critical period of transition, as the Soviet regime crumbled, but was yet to be replaced with a new system. Each of these objects is a window, not only into the life of its creator, but also the situation of the country at this time. Shortages in stores were commonplace, while wages might be paid in goods, or simply not paid at all. These exceptional circumstances lent themselves to a singular type of ingenuity, respectfully documented in intimate detail by Vladimir Arkhipov.

Reviews

Each of these objects is personal, and has a personality, a story. In an age of in-built obsolescence there's something very radical in that.--Owen Hatherley "Tribune"

Author Bio

Vladimir Arkhipov was born in Ryazan in 1961. He studied visual anthropology under Valery Podoroga at the Russian State University. Since 1994 he has researched and exhibited home-made objects made by others, creating a worldwide database alongside an audio and video archive. He is currently working on the concept and methodology of The Museum of Homemade Things (The Museum of Other Things).

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