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With interdisciplinary analysis of literature, painting, and film, Faster, Higher, Stronger, Comrades! traces how physical fitness had an even broader impact on culture and ideology in the Soviet Union than previously realized.

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This is a lively and engaging study that explores the impact ofsports on the cultural world of both pre- and postrevolutionary Russia. The numerous analyses of works from the worlds of literature, film, cinema, and photographyare both fresh and insightful." - Barry Scherr, Dartmouth College

"An exciting, thoughtful volume, with a wide-ranging purview, impressively thorough research, original perspective, eloquently bold collocation of pertinent texts, and many fascinating aperçus. This eminently readable study is a must for Slavists and lovers of sport." - Helena Goscilo, The Ohio State University

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: 7/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299327705, 978-0299327705
      ISBN10: 0299327701

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      With interdisciplinary analysis of literature, painting, and film, Faster, Higher, Stronger, Comrades! traces how physical fitness had an even broader impact on culture and ideology in the Soviet Union than previously realized.

      Trade Review
      This is a lively and engaging study that explores the impact ofsports on the cultural world of both pre- and postrevolutionary Russia. The numerous analyses of works from the worlds of literature, film, cinema, and photographyare both fresh and insightful." - Barry Scherr, Dartmouth College

      "An exciting, thoughtful volume, with a wide-ranging purview, impressively thorough research, original perspective, eloquently bold collocation of pertinent texts, and many fascinating aperçus. This eminently readable study is a must for Slavists and lovers of sport." - Helena Goscilo, The Ohio State University

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