{"product_id":"time-forward-valentin-kataev-9780810112476","title":"Time, Forward!","description":"A classic of Soviet realism, \u003ci\u003eTime, Forward! \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures the enthusiasm and optimism of the first Five-Year Plan in its portrayal of the construction of Magnitogorsk, an enormous metallurgical plant considered one of the finest industrial achievements of the period. It embodies the beliefs of the era--that the collective (here a multinational brigade) through its determination and the application of technology can accomplish the impossible, conquer nature, even overcome time. Utilizing cinematic technique to tell his story, Kataev focuses on a twenty-four hour period when of the Magnitogorsk shock-brigades breaks a world record for pouring cement. The result is a remarkably affecting portrait of the idealism and sacrifice powering the early Soviet era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valentin Kataev\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810112477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810112476\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.71h x 5.16w x 0.76d","brand":"Valentin Kataev","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44566893920511,"sku":"9780810112476","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d3323eb4-e867-462b-b874-9577d5c15395.jpg?v=1701374951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/time-forward-valentin-kataev-9780810112476","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}