This book presents a side of Russian life that is largely unknown to the West - the world of popular culture. By surveying detective and science fiction, popula

A revealing look at contemporary Russian popular culture, exploring the historical and social influences that make it unique. Pop music is only one aspect of co

A timely study of the "new Russia" at the end of the twentieth century.

This anthology offers a rich array of documents, short fiction, poems, songs, plays, movie scripts, comic routines, and folklore to offer a close look at the ma