Marco Buttino

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Samarkand: Living the City in the Soviet Era and BeyondHardcover, 1 November 2020

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Part of Series
Viella History, Art and Humanities Collection
Print Length
356 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Viella Editrice
Date Published
1 Nov 2020
ISBN-10
8833137058
ISBN-13
9788833137056

Description

Samarkand, located along the Silk Road, has a history that is often confused with a fabled image of the East. This book, however, deals with a real city, narrating the changes that took place while it was part of the USSR and in the period following, all the way up to the present. In Samarkand, the passage between these two eras reflects the broader transformation that affected Uzbekistan and the other Central Asian countries, which were internal colonies, first of Russia and then of the Soviet Union, before becoming independent states. Step by step, the reader enters the city, its various districts, private homes, public places, and hears the stories of diverse individuals and families. Based on archival records, interviews and photographs, the book traces the changes in cultures and ways of life in Samarkand over this period, and investigates the tensions of the post-Soviet years. The Russians vanished from the city they had colonised or guided through the years of Soviet modernisation, as did many populations that had been deported there during the Second World War, and various local minorities. The city experienced a period of profound crisis, was transformed in terms of the composition of its population, constructed a new national image, rewrote its history and finally emerged ready to receive tourists with their cameras.

Product Details

Author:
Marco Buttino
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
1 November 2020
ISBN-10:
8833137058
ISBN-13:
9788833137056
Language:
English
Location:
Rome
Pages:
356
Publisher:
Weight:
1823.44 gm

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