Siberia
Subtitle: in the eyes of Russian photographers
By: Leah Bendavid-Val
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Munich; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9783791347608
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Photographers; Documentary photography; Socialist realism; Travel; Photography; Pictorial works; History
Description: "Filled with unforgettable images of Siberia's people and landscape, this fascinating, panoramic book reflects its subject's rich and complex culture. Spanning some 130 years, this collection of images by more than 50 Russian photographers conveys as never before Siberia's enormity and diversity while bringing the region into concrete, human focus. It draws from rarely visited collections in Russian museums as well as the work of established and emerging photographers. This beautiful volume is at once a groundbreaking photographic event and a sublime introduction to one of Earth's most intriguing places."--Publisher description.
Table of contents: title: Times and Themes : Looking Back; title: Siberia and the American West; title: Before the Revolution; title: The First Siberians; title: The Long Shadow of Socialist Realism; title: Two Vladimirs; title: Realism; title: Words Are Worth a Thousand Pictures; title: Bottom Lines; title: Post-Realism; title: Siberia : A Chronology; title: About the Photographers : Selected Biographies.