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Window Shopping Through the Iron Curtain

Author : David Hlynsky
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0500252114
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Window Shopping Through the Iron Curtain written by David Hlynsky and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A deadpan celebration of the unique commercial aesthetic that flourished under the crumbling totalitarian Communist regimes of twentieth-century Europe Window-Shopping through the Iron Curtain presents a selection of more than 100 images of shop windows shot by David Hlynsky during four trips taken between 1986 and 1990 to Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, East Germany, and Moscow. Using a Hasselblad camera, Hlynsky captured the slow, routine moments of daily life on the streets and in the shop windows of crumbling Communist countries. The resulting images could be still-lifes representing the intersection of a Communist ideology and a consumerist, Capitalist tool—the shop window—with the consumer stuck in the middle. Devoid of overt branding or calculated seduction, the shop windows were typically adorned with traditional yet incongruous symbols of cheer: homey lace curtains, paper flowers, painted butterflies, and pictures of happy children. Some windows were humble in their simple offerings of loaves and tinned fishes; others were zanily artistic, as in the modular display of military shirts in a Moscow storefront; and some illustrated intense professional pride, such as a sign in a Prague beauty salon depicting a pedicurist smiling fiendishly over an imperfect sole. The photographs are accompanied by essays by art historian Martha Langford and cultural studies specialist Jody Berland, as well as Hlynsky’s own account of his time as a flâneur in the shopping plazas of the collapsing Soviet empire—“a vast ad-hoc museum of a failing utopia” that in 1989 began to close forever.

Escape over the Iron Curtain

Author : CRISTINA ROSI
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1475984243
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Escape over the Iron Curtain written by CRISTINA ROSI and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ESCAPE OVER THE IRON CURTAIN is a work of fiction, based on the true story of a young girls escape from former Socialist Romania. In search for a true identity and spirituality she ends up in New York City, where she has plenty of freedom to create her own reality and to follow her dreams. Bound by the invisible chains of poverty Anna encounters unexpected situations and learns many difficult and sometimes uplifting lessons. Glimpses in the life of a misguided teenager in former Socialist Romania, and her brave escape into a new life facing unexpected and puzzling situations. They sat me next to one of the officers. I had no idea where they were taking me. We drove for about an hour. It was so dark that I couldnt see anything except for the road in front of us illuminated by the headlights. We were in a mountainous terrain and the Jeep was taking many turns. As I was getting used to the darkness I could distinguish silhouettes of trees by the side of the road, black phantoms rushing into the night. The Jeep stopped by a brick wall with barbed wire on top. A large gate opened and we drove in In search for an identity and plagued by poverty she joins a spiritual community hoping to fulfill the void in her life, only to find herself immersed in a web of emotional drama.

Iron Curtain

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Iron Curtain written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cigarettes and Soviets

Author : Tricia Starks
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501765752
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Cigarettes and Soviets written by Tricia Starks and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enriched by color reproductions of tobacco advertisements, packs, and anti-smoking propaganda, Cigarettes and Soviets provides a comprehensive study of the Soviet tobacco habit. Tricia Starks examines how the Soviets maintained the first mass smoking society in the world while simultaneously fighting it. The book is at once a study of Soviet tobacco deeply enmeshed in its social, political, and cultural context and an exploration of the global experience of the tobacco epidemic. Starks examines the Soviet antipathy to tobacco yet capitulation to market; the development of innovative cessation techniques and clinics and the late entry into global anti-tobacco work; the seeming lack of cultural stimuli alongside massive use; and the expansion of smoking without the conventional prompts of capitalist markets. She tells the story of Philip Morris's "Mission to Moscow" campaign for the Soviet market, the triumph of the quintessential capitalist product—the cigarette—in a communist system, and the successes and failures of the world's first national antismoking campaign. The interplay of male habits and health against largely female tobacco producers and medical professionals adds a gendered dimension. Smoking developed, continued, and grew in the Soviet Union without mass production, intensive advertising, seductive industrial design, or product ubiquity. The Soviets were early to condemn tobacco, and yet, by the end of the twentieth century Russians smoked more heavily than most most other nations in the world. Cigarettes and Soviets challenges interpretations of how tobacco use rose in the past and what leads to mass use today.

A Light Through the Iron Curtain

Author : Dickran H. Boyajian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258064372
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (643 download)

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Download or read book A Light Through the Iron Curtain written by Dickran H. Boyajian and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-01 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Echo of Memories

Author : Lilia McGinnis
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1418485454
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book The Echo of Memories written by Lilia McGinnis and published by Author House. This book was released on 2004-07-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lilia McGinnis takes you on the journey of her unusual life, from the beauty of her childhood in the cities, towns, and mountain resorts of Bulgaria to the fear and horror of American bombs striking her neighborhood, from the struggles and discouragement of living under Communism to the opportunities afforded her as a professional violinist under that same regime, from the discomforts and grief of a refugee camp, to the wonders she discovers in America, from the difficulties of making a living in a new and free country to the goodness and helping-hands of so many people, from shopping in thrift shops in San Diego to standing in the presence of masterpieces and master performances here and abroad. You will cry with her over and over again as she relives her sorrows. And, you will smile and cheer at her stamina and courage. Most of all, this book offers something to think about regarding how our world was, how it is, and how it could be.

The Iron Curtain

Author : Igor Gouzenko
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Iron Curtain written by Igor Gouzenko and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Through the Iron Curtain

Author : Eva Wonka
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Through the Iron Curtain written by Eva Wonka and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who wants to come on a trip behind the Iron Curtain...The Global Adventures Series bring exciting, dangerous, and true stories about men and women who served God faithfully and lived a life for His glory.Smuggling the Bible into former communist countries...Traveling to foreign places without knowing the language...Teaching the Bible secretly among Christians in Romania...Experiencing the dangers of the Secret Police...Learning to trust the Lord to do the impossible...In this edition, hear the riveting stories about Tom, David, Margareta and Jozef.Who wants to come with me on a trip behind the Iron Curtain?

Iron Curtain 1987

Author : Raf Beuy
Publisher : Kawoom Press
ISBN 13 : 3982406420
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Iron Curtain 1987 written by Raf Beuy and published by Kawoom Press. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wall is in Berlin, Gorbachev is in the Kremlin, and the gloomy American citizen Adam Hedman is trapped behind the Iron Curtain in the German East. A dangerous game begins when a coworker’s sister vanishes under mysterious circumstances, sparking Adam’s fighting spirit again. A fast-paced adventure brings our hero as far as Russia. Always at his back are the German Stasi and the Russian KGB. Who will win this high-stakes game of life and death? Iron Curtain is the first novel of the Adam Hedman trilogy, set in the last two decades of the Socialist East. Be prepared for an intelligent read if you’re into historical suspense with a twist.

Through the Iron Curtain Via the Back Door

Author : Kyaw Min
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (924 download)

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Download or read book Through the Iron Curtain Via the Back Door written by Kyaw Min and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Behind the Iron Curtain

Author : Judy Colyer Postley
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595257682
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (952 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Iron Curtain written by Judy Colyer Postley and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1947, two adventurous college friends were among the first tourists to travel to Eastern Europe after WWII. These are some of their stories, as they wrote them, when they returned.

Once Upon Another Time

Author : Jessica Douglas-Home
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Once Upon Another Time written by Jessica Douglas-Home and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Daily Life Behind the Iron Curtain

Author : Jim Willis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (651 download)

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Download or read book Daily Life Behind the Iron Curtain written by Jim Willis and published by . This book was released on 2023-12-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling book describes how everyday people courageously survived under repressive Communist regimes until the voices and actions of rebellious individuals resulted in the fall of the Iron Curtain in Europe. Part of Greenwood's Daily Life through History series, Daily Life behind the Iron Curtain enables today's generations to understand what it was like for those living in Eastern Europe during the Cold War, particularly the period from 1961 to 1989, the era during which these people-East Germans in particular-lived in the imposing shadow of the Berlin Wall. An introductory chapter discusses the Russian Revolution, the end of World War II, and the establishment of the Socialist state, clarifying the reasons for the construction of the Berlin Wall. Many historical anecdotes bring these past experiences to life, covering all aspects of life behind the Iron Curtain, including separation of families and the effects on family life, diet, rationing, media, clothing and trends, strict travel restrictions, defection attempts, and the evolving political climate. The final chapter describes Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall and the slow assimilation of East into West, and examines Europe after Communism.

Daily Life behind the Iron Curtain

Author : Jim Willis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313397635
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Daily Life behind the Iron Curtain written by Jim Willis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-01-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling book describes how everyday people courageously survived under repressive Communist regimes until the voices and actions of rebellious individuals resulted in the fall of the Iron Curtain in Europe. Part of Greenwood's Daily Life through History series, Daily Life behind the Iron Curtain enables today's generations to understand what it was like for those living in Eastern Europe during the Cold War, particularly the period from 1961 to 1989, the era during which these people-East Germans in particular-lived in the imposing shadow of the Berlin Wall. An introductory chapter discusses the Russian Revolution, the end of World War II, and the establishment of the Socialist state, clarifying the reasons for the construction of the Berlin Wall. Many historical anecdotes bring these past experiences to life, covering all aspects of life behind the Iron Curtain, including separation of families and the effects on family life, diet, rationing, media, clothing and trends, strict travel restrictions, defection attempts, and the evolving political climate. The final chapter describes Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin wall and the slow assimilation of East into West, and examines Europe after Communism.

Oz behind the Iron Curtain

Author : Erika Haber
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496813618
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Oz behind the Iron Curtain written by Erika Haber and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Award in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at Syracuse University In 1939, Aleksandr Volkov (1891-1977) published Wizard of the Emerald City, a revised version of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Only a line on the copyright page explained the book as a "reworking" of the American story. Readers credited Volkov as author rather than translator. Volkov, an unknown and inexperienced author before World War II, tried to break into the politically charged field of Soviet children's literature with an American fairy tale. During the height of Stalin's purges, Volkov adapted and published this fairy tale in the Soviet Union despite enormous, sometimes deadly, obstacles. Marketed as Volkov's original work, Wizard of the Emerald City spawned a series that was translated into more than a dozen languages and became a staple of Soviet popular culture, not unlike Baum's fourteen-volume Oz series in the United States. Volkov's books inspired a television series, plays, films, musicals, animated cartoons, and a museum. Today, children's authors and fans continue to add volumes to the Magic Land series. Several generations of Soviet Russian and Eastern European children grew up with Volkov's writings, yet know little about the author and even less about his American source, L. Frank Baum. Most Americans have never heard of Volkov and know nothing of his impact in the Soviet Union, and those who do know of him regard his efforts as plagiarism. Erika Haber demonstrates how the works of both Baum and Volkov evolved from being popular children's literature and became compelling and enduring cultural icons in both the US and USSR/Russia, despite being dismissed and ignored by critics, scholars, and librarians for many years.

Associated Advertising

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Associated Advertising written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Behind the Iron Curtain

Author : A. E. Ohiaeri
Publisher : Fourth Dimension Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Behind the Iron Curtain written by A. E. Ohiaeri and published by Fourth Dimension Publishing Company. This book was released on 1985 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fictional story is based upon real events of colonial and Cold War politics. On the 18th November 1949, the coal miners of Iva Valley in Enugu, Nigeria went on strike in protest against poor wages. Violence erupted, eleven miners were shot dead and several wounded. As a mark of solidarity, a trade union of the former GDR granted scholarships to the children of the dead miners and other progressives in Nigeria to study in Leipzig, East Germany. One such scholarship recipient leaves Nigeria for Leipzig, where he finds himself caught up in a nexus of conflicts between East and West, colonialists and colonised.