{"product_id":"153607828_product","title":"Stephen Sorrell - Brutal Bloc Postcards : Soviet era postcards from th","description":"New Store Stock\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this Item\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe item is a book Hardback\u003cbr\u003eThe Author Name is Stephen Sorrell\u003cbr\u003eThe Title is Brutal Bloc Postcards : Soviet era postcards from the Eastern Bloc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition New\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther Comments\u003cbr\u003eNew Store Stock\u003cbr\u003eCategory - Photography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Description -\u003cbr\u003eA collection of previously unpublished postcards from the former  Eastern Bloc - sinister, funny, poignant and surreal, they depict the  social and architectural values of the period.    Brutal concrete hotels, futurist TV towers, heroic worker statues - this collection  of Soviet era postcards documents the uncompromising landscape of the Eastern  Bloc through its buildings and monuments. They are interspersed with quotes from  prominent figures of the time, that both support and confound the ideologies  presented in the images.\r\n\r\n         In contrast to the photographs of a ruined and abandoned Soviet empire we are  accustomed to seeing today, the scenes depicted here publicise the bright future of  communism: social housing blocks, Palaces of Culture and monuments to Comradeship.  Dating from the 1960s to the 1980s, they offer a nostalgic yet revealing insight into  social and architectural values of the time, acting as a window through which we can  examine cars, people, and of course, buildings. These postcards, sanctioned by the  authorities, intended to show the world what living in communism looked like.\r\n\r\n         Instead, this postcard propaganda inadvertently communicates other messages:  outside the House of Political Enlightenment in Yerevan, the flowerbed reads `Glory to  the Communist Party of the Soviet Union'  in Novopolotsk, art school pupils paint plein  air, their subject is a housing estate  at the Irkutsk Polytechnic Institute students stroll  past a five metre tall concrete hammer and sickle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBooks are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions.  The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGift Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is a great gift idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHours of Service\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eLocation ID 245z\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eiHaveit SKU ID 174039855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"FUEL Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ unisex","offer_id":45324252774644,"sku":"174039855","price":19.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/1234\/6868\/files\/0a90d316a1a6c0388fe9b00267ffef23.jpg?v=1776992354","url":"https:\/\/ihaveitmarketplace.com\/products\/153607828_product","provider":"iHaveit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}