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Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966

by Paul Stronski
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Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966
Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966

Soviet urban transformation in Central Asia.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of culture, politics, and urban planning, "Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966" offers a nuanced exploration of these themes. As you dive into the pages, you'll discover how a city with deep-rooted traditions was reimagined under Soviet influence, serving as a fascinating case study in social engineering and architectural design. This book will give you a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in reshaping urban identity during a turbulent historical period.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966

by Paul Stronski
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ISBN: 9780822961130
Authors: Paul Stronski
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Date of Publication: 2010-09-19
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Sociology, History
Related Topics: Politics, Sociology, World History
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 37 readers)

Description

Paul Stronski tells the fascinating story of Tashkent, an ethnically diverse, primarily Muslim city that became the prototype for the Soviet-era reimagining of urban centers in Central Asia. Based on extensive research in Russian and Uzbek archives, Stronski shows us how Soviet officials, planners, and architects strived to integrate local ethnic traditions and socialist ideology into a newly constructed urban space and propaganda showcase. The Soviets planned to transform Tashkent from a “feudal city” of the tsarist era into a “flourishing garden,” replete with fountains, a lakeside resort, modern roadways, schools, hospitals, apartment buildings, and of course, factories. The city was intended to be a shining example to the world of the successful assimilation of a distinctly non-Russian city and its citizens through the catalyst of socialism. As Stronski reveals, the physical building of this Soviet city was not an end in itself, but rather a means to change the people and their society. Stronski analyzes how the local population of Tashkent reacted to, resisted, and eventually acquiesced to the city’s socialist transformation. He records their experiences of the Great Terror, World War II, Stalin’s death, and the developments of the Krushchev and Brezhnev eras up until the earthquake of 1966, which leveled large parts of the
 

Soviet urban transformation in Central Asia.

If you're intrigued by the intersection of culture, politics, and urban planning, "Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966" offers a nuanced exploration of these themes. As you dive into the pages, you'll discover how a city with deep-rooted traditions was reimagined under Soviet influence, serving as a fascinating case study in social engineering and architectural design. This book will give you a deeper understanding of the complexities involved in reshaping urban identity during a turbulent historical period.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.