{"product_id":"soviet-adventures-in-the-land-of-the-capitalists-ilf-and-petrovs-american-road-trip-hardback-9781316518465","title":"Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists; Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip (Hardback) 9781316518465","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSoviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIlf and Petrov's American Road Trip\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnique account of how ordinary people shaped Soviet-American relations in the 1930s told through the adventures of two Russian humourists.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLisa A. Kirschenbaum (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316518465, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 February 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 35 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2.3 cm, 0.65 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Kirschenbaum has provided an extraordinarily welcome addition to the growing literature on Russian-American relations. Her account is well-researched and written in a way to see the whole picture of their trip. It provides a keenly-crafted analysis of their trip, the historical and literary influences, and the entire era.' William B. Whisenhunt, The Soviet and Post-Soviet Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1935, two Soviet satirists, Ilia Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, undertook a 10,000 mile American road trip from New York to Hollywood and back accompanied only by their guide and chauffeur, a gregarious Russian Jewish immigrant and his American-born, Russian-speaking wife. They immortalized their journey in a popular travelogue that condemned American inequality and racism even as it marvelled at American modernity and efficiency. Lisa Kirschenbaum reconstructs the epic journey of the two Soviet funnymen and their encounters with a vast cast of characters, ranging from famous authors, artists, poets and filmmakers to unemployed hitchhikers and revolutionaries. Using the authors' notes, US and Russian archives, and even FBI files, she reveals the role of ordinary individuals in shaping foreign relations as Ilf, Petrov and the immigrants, communists, and fellow travelers who served as their hosts, guides, and translators became creative actors in cultural exchange between the two countries.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Promised Lands: 1. Amerikanizm\u003cbr\u003e 2. Alienism and radicalism\u003cbr\u003e 3. Pernicious propaganda\u003cbr\u003e 4. Two Russian gentlemen\u003cbr\u003e Part II. New York and the Eastern States: 5. Extraordinary adventures in the land of the capitalists\u003cbr\u003e 6. Photographing New York\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dos\u003cbr\u003e 8. The business of pleasure\u003cbr\u003e 9. Black New York\u003cbr\u003e 10. Complex hybrids\u003cbr\u003e 11. Squaring the circle\u003cbr\u003e 12. The apex of middlebrow culture\u003cbr\u003e Part III. To the Pacific Ocean: 13. The road\u003cbr\u003e 14. Frozen meat, salty butter, and other American delicacies\u003cbr\u003e 15. The nationalities question\u003cbr\u003e 16. A laboratory of anthropology\u003cbr\u003e 17. New Mexico moderns\u003cbr\u003e 18. Can you kid a kidder?\u003cbr\u003e 19. The man in the red shirt\u003cbr\u003e 20. Natural wonders and technical marvels\u003cbr\u003e 21. The American dneprostroi\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. The Golden State: 22. Irrational presuppositions\u003cbr\u003e 23. The soviet colony in Carmel\u003cbr\u003e 24. Friends of the soviet union\u003cbr\u003e 25. Nothing could be more hollywoody\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Journey's End: 26. Racism and democracy\u003cbr\u003e 27. Anxious life\u003cbr\u003e 28. 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