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Overview
Weaving together intriguing, seldom-seen images, Dreaming in Russian showcases the ways in which Cuba’s relationship to its Soviet benefactors lingered after the disintegration of the U.S.S.R. in 1991. Analyzing numerous literary texts and works of visual art, Loss also incorporates aspects of architecture, popular culture, the space race, and other strands to create a captivating new perspective on Cuban society. Among the luminaries featured are poet Reina María Rodríguez, writer Antonio José Ponte, visual artist Tonel, and novelist Wendy Guerra. A departure from traditional cultural history, Loss’s approach instead presents a kaleidoscopic series of facets, reflecting the hybrid nature of the self-images that emerged in the aftermath of the Soviet aegis. As speculations about Cuba’s future under Fidel Castro’s heir apparent continue, the portrait that emerges in Dreaming in Russian is both timely and mesmerizing.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780292762039 |
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Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
Publication date: | 04/15/2013 |
Pages: | 264 |
Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. Koniec
- Chapter 2. Crossed Destinies
- Chapter 3. Cuban Intermediaries
- Chapter 4. “Made in USSR”
- Chapter 5. The Phantasmagoric Sputnik
- Coda. The Soviet Theme Park
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
What People are Saying About This
An extraordinary book. . . . There is a spectacular amount of material here . . . underscoring the fact that the [Soviet] period flows like an underground river within the recent history of Cuba.
"An extraordinary book. . . . There is a spectacular amount of material here . . . underscoring the fact that the [Soviet] period flows like an underground river within the recent history of Cuba."
A treasure trove of texts, artifacts, testimonies, anecdotes, and images, which are integrated into a larger picture of Cuba vis a vis Eastern Europe. . . . The impeccable research lends the book its extraordinary authority, while detailing the historical and cultural background. Dreaming in Russian engages in important contemporary debates and offers provocative insights into enduring topics such as identity, migration, nostalgia, and multiculturalism.