Cccp Underground: Metro Stations of the Soviet Era

Fighters made of bronze, gigantic wall reliefs depicting heroic cosmonauts, and socialist pomp: When you enter subway stations in Eastern Europe and in countries that were once part of the USSR today, time seems to stand still. The stations are chronicles of the history and art of a long vanished world power. In this volume, photographer Frank Herfort presents around 20 metro systems of the Soviet era from Moscow to Bucharest, from Baku to Tbilisi.

His focus is on the details, capturing over 700 works of art with his camera. They were conceived as prestige projects, thousands of kilometers apart and created under different conditions in different times. The stations in his photographs come together to form a holistic and comprehensive representation of socialist art that does not stand alone but relates to the everyday life of people today.

Author: Frank Herfort
Publisher: Benteli Verlags
Published: 02/01/2022
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.90w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9783716518632
ISBN10: 3716518638
BISAC Categories:
- Photography | Subjects & Themes | Architectural & Industrial
- Transportation | Public Transportation
- Travel | Pictorials (see also Photography | Subjects & Themes | Regio