Communism's Public Sphere: Culture as Politics in Cold War Poland and East Germany

by Kyrill Kunakhovich

Communism's Public Sphere explores the political role of cultural spaces in the Eastern Bloc. Under communist regimes that banned free speech, political discussions shifted to spaces of art: theaters, galleries, concert halls, and youth clubs. Kyrill Kunakhovich shows how these venues turned into sites of dialogue and contestation. While officials used them to spread the communist message, artists and audiences often flouted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501767046
• ISBN13: 9781501767043
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"