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Book SynopsisThis book examines the ways in which the Cuban-Soviet relationship was expressed in the cultural sphere between 1961 and 1987. It specifically focuses on the theater and the visual arts to analyze the ways in which the culture became a means of asserting the Cuban Revolution's independence.
Trade ReviewSince its inception, relations between Havana and Moscow have been subject to a number of preconceptions and assumptions. The bilateral cultural relationship is no different. However, in this meticulously researched work, focusing particularly on theater and the visual arts in two key--but very different--periods (1960 to 1963 and 1975 to 1986), Isabel Story both makes readers question Cuban-Soviet relations in general and also gives rise to a rethinking of culture within the Cuban Revolution itself. -- Mervyn J. Bain
Challenging simple notions of a Sovietization of Cuban culture during the Cold War, this book is a nuanced and in-depth study of the multifaceted adaptation, and sometimes rejection, of Soviet artistic forms in post-revolutionary Cuban theater and visual arts. -- Tobias Rupprecht, University of Exeter
A remarkable contribution to the Cold War Studies field. -- Emilio J. Gallardo-Saborido, Spanish National Research Council
Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction and Structure
Chapter 2: The Soviet-Cuban Relationship
Chapter 3: The Conception and Trajectory of Socialist Realism in the USSR
Chapter 4: Cuban Cultural Policy, 1959–1975: Diversity and Rising Nationalism
Chapter 5: Cuban Cultural Policy 1976–1986: Inscribing Cuba in the International
Chapter 6: Staging the Revolution
Chapter 7: Adelante el Arte: The Plastic Arts in Cuba
Chapter 8: Soviet Ruins and Stylized Nostalgia
