{"product_id":"russian-theatre-at-the-margins-of-high-putinism-9780198971115","title":"Russian Theatre at the Margins of High Putinism","description":"\u003cem\u003eRussian Theatre at the Margins of High Putinism\u003c\/em\u003e traces the development of fringe theatre in Russia over the course of the second decade of the twenty-first century. This is a period that bears witness to the conservative-authoritarian turn in modern Russian politics and the subsequent slide into open repression of nonconformist elements in society. Through a close examination of various aspects of contemporary Russian theatre, including new trends in dramaturgy, documentary theatre, hybridization of media, performance, and actionist theatre, a picture emerges of a vibrant, heterogeneous subculture existing on the margins of cultural life and yet fully engaged in dialogue with the shifting political realities of the day. Utilizing extensive interviews with a number of significant theatre practitioners, the book offers a final firsthand glimpse of contemporary Russian culture and society in the years prior to two events that changed the country beyond recognition-the global pandemic and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Consideration of the seismic impact of those events on contemporary theatre and culture in Russia concludes the study.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex Trustrum-Thomas, \u003cem\u003eVisiting Researcher, Karazin Kharkiv National University\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Trustrum-Thomas is a Visiting Researcher at Karazin Kharkiv National University. His research interests include contemporary theatre and performance, the Russo-Ukrainian War, ideology, censorship, and the legacy of communism in Eastern Europe. His postdoctoral research project examining wartime culture in eastern Ukraine was funded by a Leverhulme Study Abroad Studentship. He is a contributing author to various theatre publications, as well as being a translator of Russian documentary drama for stage and podcast. He holds a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034141225234,"sku":"9780198971115","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5859ef32-dbcb-4d7c-8858-e31a6f1bdd28.jpg?v=1770986902","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/russian-theatre-at-the-margins-of-high-putinism-9780198971115","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}