Swans of the Kremlin
Subtitle: ballet and power in Soviet Russia
By: Christina Ezrashi
Series: Pitt series in Russian and East European studies; Series in Russian and East European studies
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press; Dance Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Pittsburgh; Hampshire, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780822962144
Subjects: Dance; Ballet; History
Description: "A fascinating glimpse at the collision of art and politics during the first fifty years of the Soviet period. Ezrahi shows how the producers and performers of Russia's two major ballet troupes quietly but effectively resisted Soviet cultural hegemony during this period"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.