Gleb Tsipursky: 2 books

Book cover of Socialist Fun

Socialist Fun

Youth, Consumption, and State-Sponsored Popular Culture in the Soviet Union, 1945–1970

by Gleb Tsipursky
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016

Most narratives depict Soviet Cold War cultural activities and youth groups as drab and dreary, militant and politicized. In this study Gleb Tsipursky challenges these stereotypes in a revealing portrayal of Soviet youth and state-sponsored popular culture.             The primary local...
Book cover of Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc

Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc

Youth Cultures, Music, and the State in Russia and Eastern Europe

by Jonathyne Briggs, Kate Gerrard, Sandor Horvath
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2014

Youth and Rock in the Soviet Bloc explores the impact of Western popular culture on young people in Russia and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. Drawing from recent theories on youth subcultures, this collection of essays considers official attempts to accommodate and contain jazz, rock-and-roll,...
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