Monotowns

by Zupagrafika

A photographic exploration of the Soviet monotowns − urban settlements erected around single industries in the hinterlands of the former USSR −; some thriving, others struggling to survive, still others partially abandoned.

Genres: Nonfiction, Photography, Art, Russia, Architecture

192 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Zupagrafika are David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka, an independent publisher, author, and photography team based in Poznań, Poland, celebrating modernist and brutalist architecture, design and photography in a unique and playful way.

Reviews

[Ben Lundquist · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! I've been interested in Russia for many years. I enjoyed looking through this book and considering how the lives of folks in monotowns might be considerably different and at the same time very similar to my own.
I enjoyed the structure of the book as it went town by town, providing some history and context before the pictures.

[Ztrmlv · Rating 5 out of 5]

Череповец, Череповец (в книге упоминается), ничего личного.

Хорошее исследование послевоенной архитектуры моногородов; честные и беспристрастные описания с краткой историей каждого города; красивые и местами ироничные иллюстрации.