How Long to Read Architecture of Oblivion

How Long Does it Take to Read Architecture of Oblivion?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 5 minutes to read Architecture of Oblivion by Andreas Schönle

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Despite attempts to promote the aesthetics of ruins in Russia—from Catherine the Great's construction of fake ruins in imperial parks to Josef Brodsky's elegiac meditations—ruins have never achieved the status they enjoy in Western Europe. While the Soviet Union was notorious for leveling churches, post-Soviet Russia has only intensified the practice of massive destruction and reconstruction. Architecture of Oblivion examines the role of ruins in the development of Russia's historical consciousness from the eighteenth century to the present. Investigating the meaning and functions ruins have acquired in Russian culture, Schönle looks at ideological reasons for the current disregard for the value of ruins and historical buildings, in particular by political authorities, and reveals how ruins have often become a site of resistance to official ideology and an invitation to map out alternative visions of history and of statehood. An interdisciplinary study of Russia's response to ruins has never been attempted, although the topic of ruins has garnered considerable interest in Western Europe and in the U.S. This original work from a leading authority on the subject will appeal to historians of Russian culture and thought, literature and art scholars, and general readers interested in ruins.

How long is Architecture of Oblivion?

Architecture of Oblivion by Andreas Schönle is 297 pages long, and a total of 76,329 words.

This makes it 100% the length of the average book. It also has 93% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Architecture of Oblivion Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 57 minutes to read Architecture of Oblivion aloud.

What Reading Level is Architecture of Oblivion?

Architecture of Oblivion is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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