The Diaries of Nikolay Punin: 1904-1953

by Nikolaya Punin

Book Overview

Nikolay Punin (1888-1953) was the most articulate Russian/Soviet art critic of the 1920s. He strongly advocated Constructivism, an avant-garde impulse that favored mechanomorphic abstraction and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292765894
• ISBN13: 9780292765894
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A Riveting Piece

This inciteful look into the life of Punin is quite a page turner. From references to his affair with Akhmatova to reflections on the politics of the time, the diaries provide a rare chronicle of the early Soviet era. The tactful translation is smooth and easy to comprehend. Jennifer Greene Krupala is a very talented translator and does great justice to the diaries of Nikolay Punin; it is obvious that she has a deep understanding of the work and a strong command of the Russian language.