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- English
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This book provides an in-depth analysis of the Stiliagi, the Soviet Union's pioneering youth subculture from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Characterized by their distinctive Western-influenced fashion, affinity for jazz, and resistance to Soviet ideological conformity, the Stiliagi represented a significant cultural shift in post-war Soviet society. The book examines how this subculture, through its embrace of alternative masculinities and nonconformist behaviours, challenged prevailing social norms and influenced Soviet cinema, theatre, and broader cultural discourse. Drawing on rigorous research, the book situates the Stiliagi within the broader context of Soviet and Post-Soviet history, arguing that their legacy persisted well beyond their absorption into mainstream culture. Essential reading for scholars of Soviet history, cultural studies, and subcultural movements, this work offers a nuanced understanding of the Stiliagi's enduring impact on Soviet identity and cultural resistance.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- Introduction: masculinity, clothing, socialism
- 1 Mainstream fashion in Russia and the Soviet Union: class, taste, masculinity
- 2 Stiliagi’s social class: idleness, delinquency, illegal trade of youth
- 3 Produced by stiliagi: clothes, poetry, recordings as a tool of negotiation of Soviet identity
- 4 Stiliagi in participants’ memory and Soviet press
- 5 Transformation of the stiliagi image in film in the 1950s and 1960s
- 6 Stiliagi in the 1970s and 1980s: formation of prosthetic memory
- 7 Stiliagi after Perestroika: return to heteronormativity
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index
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Yes, you can access <i>Stiliagi</i> and Soviet masculinities, 1945–2010 by Alla Myzelev in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Fashion Design. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.