The Urban Life of Workers in Post-Soviet Russia: Engaging in Everyday Struggle (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781526195746)

Despite the intense processes of deindustrialisation around the world, the working class continues to play an important role in post-industrial societies. However, working-class people are often stigmatised, morally judged and depicted negatively in dominant discourses.

This book challenges stereotypical representations of workers, building on research into the everyday worlds of working-class and ordinary people in Russia's post-industrial cities. The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia is centred on the stories of local communities engaged in the everyday struggles that occur in deindustrialising settings under neoliberal neo-authoritarianism.

The book suggests a novel approach to everyday life in post-industrial cities. Drawing on an ethnographic study with elements of arts-based research, the book presents a new genre of writing about workers influenced by the avant-garde documentary tradition and working-class literature.

Author: Alexandrina Vanke
ISBN-10: 1526195747
ISBN-13: 9781526195746
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2026
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.53d