The Russians Emerge [Hardcover]

Jonathan Sanders (Author), Heidi Hollinger (Photographer), Mikhail Gorgachev (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2002

Heidi Hollinger has captured the spirit of the Russian people as they adjust to their new freedoms. Her sympathetic portraits reveal how some "emerging" Russias relish their new opportunities while others, rooted in the past, struggle to survive in their changing world. The wide-ranging collection in this volume includes images of workers, entertainers, artists, military officers, religious leaders, cosmonauts, Stalin's great-grandson, and Lenin's niece, among others. Accompanying the portraits is a readable text by Jonathan Sanders, who provides insight about the people of modern Russia and Hollinger's importance in documenting them during this intriguing and troubled era. For nearly a decade, Hollinger lived in Russia, at first as a visitor and gradually as an insider, gaining access to such high-profile politicians as Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin, as well as other top-echelon personalities. At the same time, she explored Moscow's lower depths; mounted on in-line skates and armed with mace, she invited typical Russians to her studio to pose for a portrait. Her "working folk" images are in the tradition of pre-Revolutionary masters, who also wandered through the streets in search of representative faces to photograph.

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About the Author

Heidi Hollinger, who was born in Montreal but lives in Moscow, contributes her work to leading publications, including The New York Times. Her photographic books have been published in Canada and Russia. Jonathan Sanders is a wellknown historian and veteran CBS News Moscow correspondent. He served as Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press; 1St Edition edition (May 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789207575
• ISBN-13: 978-0789207579
• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 9.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,457,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A glorious classic, January 17, 2003

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Skylar (NY, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Russians Emerge (Hardcover)

Breathtaking images; touching presentations of the people, the culture, the life and times. I came to know Heidi Hollinger during the past decade by seeing her on the cover of many distinguished magazines and reading about her interesting life and work in Russia. She is a world renown photographer for good reason: with this book she has given history a true gift with her unique feel for and portrayal of the moods and challenges of the Russian people. Her fascinating perspectives and excellent artistic, creative, and technical talents are awe inspiring.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars American Superiority Complex, March 14, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Russians Emerge (Hardcover)

This woman, Heidi Hollinger, has done an excellent job of portraying Russians with a misunderstanding, foreign eye, typical of the American expatriate. She pretty much took pictures of Russians and gave a little background story, which takes absolutely NO talent and is in no way original nor thought-provoking.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars American Superiority Complex, March 14, 2004

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"annielovisa" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Russians Emerge (Hardcover)

Heidi Hollinger has done an excellent job of portraying Russians with a misunderstanding, foreign eye, typical of the American expatriate. She basically took pictures of Russians and gave a background story, and assumed it would be interesting because they are oh, so very different! Unfortunately people eat up unoriginal and un-thought-provoking crap like this all the time.