Concrete Siberia: Soviet Landscapes of the Far North

Very nice photography and a light read. Perfect for an evening in the tundra.

I am very satisfied. It's a good book. It takes me to another place and gives me an insight to what it's like in siberia. I would recommend it to a friend.

First of all, this is a gorgeous book with breathtaking photographs. I’m obsessed with Soviet and brutalist architecture, and this collection of photos is a dream come true.The downside? I would happily pay more to be able to order this as a coffee table book.It wasn’t as small as I feared, and it’s large enough to allow the reader to appreciate the photos, but in a larger size, it would be absolutely stunning.

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Non, ce n'est pas "beau". C'est même souvent laid. Mais c'est dans cette laideur de paysages bétonnés éprouvés par les éléments et les années que réside justement tout l'intérêt de ces photographies qui sont infiniment plus touchantes, infiniment plus proches que celles de n'importe quel grand château.

Die Fotografien in diesem Buch sind wirklich klasse. Es ist von der Größe her, für meinen Geschmack, jedoch etwas zu klein. Die Fotos würden in einem größeren Format noch imposanter wirken. Einzelne Details würden dann auch besser zur Geltung kommen. Und ein Wohnblock mit hunderten Fenstern bietet genug davon. Es ist auf jeden Fall zu empfehlen.

A most informative book, with very good photographs. An honest and no-frills look at the bleak, decaying and often environmentally catastrophic reality of these mushroom towns which the soviet government sprang according to its economic, social and strategic imperatives.The photos are excellent and manage to clench the "lost world" atmosphere one feels when one visits these towns, which were haphazardly built and never maintained, and where the harshness of the elements, combined with the poor quality of soviet constructions, make for an even more depressing and unforgiving life than the isolation of these faraway places already carried intrinsically.A must for anyone interested in Soviet society and architecture.

Un libro rivolto, ovviamente, agli amanti dei due principali argomenti contenuti, che sa parlare con il linguaggio di chi cerca questo tipo di scenario/visione.Le foto sono tutte molto belle, impeccabili nella loro formalità, con quel pizzico di ricerca intimista che non guasta.L'impaginazione è ottima, anche se la carta utilizzata non sembra la più "fotografica" possibile.Le sensazioni che accompagnano la visione sono multiple, e offrono uno spaccato freddo e corposo dell'edilizia brutalista Sovietica.Se si ama il genere, è imperdibile