{"product_id":"red-arctic-john-mccannon-9780195114362","title":"Red Arctic: Polar Exploration and the Myth of the North in the Soviet Union,1932-1939","description":"A work of refreshing originality and vivid appeal, \u003cem\u003eRed Arctic\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Stalinist Russia's massive campaign to explore and develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. Author John McCannon recounts the dramatic stories of the polar expeditions--conducted by foot, ship, and plane--that were the pride of Stalinist Russia, in order to expose the reality behind them: chaotic blunders, bureaucratic competition, and the eventual rise of the Gulag as the dominant force in the North. \u003cem\u003eRed Arctic\u003c\/em\u003e also traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade, making use of memoirs, films, radio broadcasts, children's books, and cultural ephemera ranging from placards to postage stamps to show how Russia's \"Arctic Myth\" became an integral part of the overall socialist-realist aesthetic that animated Stalinist culture throughout the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John McCannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195114361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195114362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.28w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/17\/1998 pg. 41","brand":"John McCannon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43914189996287,"sku":"9780195114362","price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cc5ddfab-6d42-41f0-998b-455f0e5a076e.jpg?v=1680640857","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/red-arctic-john-mccannon-9780195114362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}