{"product_id":"9781350097452","title":"Russia's History Painters Vasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRussian Shorts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRussia's History Painters\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eVasily Surikov, Viktor Vasnetsov, and the Remaking of the Past\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen M. Norris | Stephen M. Norris | Polly Jones\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Russia \u0026amp; the Former Soviet Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning with the 1881 Itinerant Art Exhibition, this book examines the history of modern Russia through the paintings of Vasily Surikov and Viktor Vasnetsov, two of the most important Russian painters of the period. By placing specific paintings and their artists alongside the historical myths and legends depicted in the art, Stephen M. Norris explores in highly readable prose how paintings helped to bring obscure, half-forgotten historical events into the public imagination in the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRussia's History Painters \u003c\/i\u003ereveals how Russian history and national identity came to include Kievan princes, Orthodox Christian knights, Cossacks and Peter the Great, among many others. It also analyzes how critics and commentators interpreted these canvases as living entities, encouraging viewers to immerse themselves into the pasts captured on them, and in doing so, to assimilate notions of honour, bravery, and love for the motherland. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnalysing 11 pivotal artworks in depth, this accessible book explores how painting has defined Russian history and nationhood up to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStephen M. Norris\u003c\/b\u003e is Walter E. Havighurst Professor of Russian History and Director of the Havighurst Center for Russian and Post-Soviet Studies at Miami University (OH), USA. He is the author and editor of seven books, including \u003ci\u003eA War of Images: Russian Popular Prints, Wartime Culture, and National Identity, 1812-1945 \u003c\/i\u003e(2008) and \u003ci\u003eBlockbuster History in the New Russia: Movies, Memory, Patriotism \u003c\/i\u003e(2012).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 September 2030\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350097452\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669669871756,"sku":"9781350097452","price":54.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_69fb052e-42ab-4e78-9edb-2688d083d61a.jpg?v=1785203392","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350097452","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}