Overkill: Sex and Violence in Contemporary Russian Popular Culture

by Eliot Borenstein

Book Overview

Perestroika and the end of the Soviet Union transformed every aspect of life in Russia, and as hope began to give way to pessimism, popular culture came to reflect the anxiety and despair felt by more and more Russians. Free from censorship for the first time in Russia's history, the popular culture industry (publishing, film, and television) began to disseminate works that featured increasingly explicit images and descriptions of sex and violence.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801474035
• ISBN13: 9780801474033
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher