Architecture of Oblivion: Ruins and Historical Consciousness in Modern Russia

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Architecture of Oblivion Ruins and Historical Consciousness in Modern Russia Andreas Schönle N O R T H E R N I L L I N O I S U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S DeKalb © 2011 by Northern Illinois University Press Published by the Northern Illinois University Press, DeKalb, Illinois 60115 Manufactured in the United States using postconsumer-recycled, acid-free paper. All Rights Reserved Design by Julia Fauci Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Schönle, Andreas. Architecture of oblivion: ruins and historical consciousness in modern Russia / Andreas Schönle. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-87580-651-8 (clothbound : acid-free paper) 1. Architecture and society—Russia—History. 2. Architecture and society— Soviet Union—History. 3. Architecture—Russia—Aesthetics—History. 4. Architecture— Soviet Union—Aesthetics—History. 5. City and town life—Russia—History. 6. City and town life—Soviet Union—History. 7. Russia—History—Philosophy. 8. Soviet Union— History—Philosophy. 9. Russia—Antiquities. 10. Soviet Union—Antiquities. I. Title. NA2543.S6S36 2011 720.947—dc22 2011001146 ’Tis safer to be that which we destroy Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. —Macbeth, act 3, scene 2 ...