Red Star over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin: A Visual History of the Soviet Union from 1917 to the Death of Stalin

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Through an amazing array of posters, photographs, paintings, magazines, book jackets, advertisements, pamphlets and other rare ephemera, "Red Star Over Russia" tells the story of the Soviet Union, from the Russian Revolution to the death of Stalin. During this period Soviet citizens endured revolutionary upheavals, civil war, Nazi invasion, famine and appalling oppression. For countless millions, revolutionary dreams were transformed into unspeakable tragedy. Yet it was also a time of intense creativity, in which the hopes, aspirations and revolutionary fervour of a people were captured in an extraordinary outpouring of visual material. Universally acclaimed on its publication in 2009, David King's masterful book is the fruit of over 40 years of research. In it, he rescues many of the unsung heroes of the epic struggles that shaped the Soviet Union from obscurity and commemorates the talent of some of the most brilliant artists, photographers and designers of the twentieth century.

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'Powerful and immaculately produced' - Eye Magazine 'A magnificent work of stunning emotional power' - La Tribune 'A copy of this book should be in every public library, in every secondary school and in the hands of anyone who aspires to understand what has made Russia the state it is today... Buy one to keep and one to give away.' - Literary Review

Author Bio

David King is the author of The Commissar Vanishes, Russian Revolutionary Posters, John Heartfield, and numerous other books on Soviet subjects. He was art editor of the Sunday Times (London) from 1965 to 1975, and is owner of one of the world's preeminent collections of Russian artifacts.