{"product_id":"monotowns","title":"MONOTOWNS","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough nine chapters with over 130 photographs taken by Russian photographer Alexander Veryovkin,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonotowns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Zupagrafika captures the post-industrial landscapes and Soviet-era architecture of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003emonogorods\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eextending from the Arctic Circle to the Russian Far East, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVorkuta, Norilsk, Mirny, Kirovsk, Tolyatti, Cherepovets, Magnitogorsk, Monchegorsk\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNikel\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the daily lives of their inhabitants.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes informative texts providing a valuable insight into the urban development of the featured cities and a foreword by the architectural critic Konstantin Budarin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e‘The Soviet economy was organized according to five-year plans, with the whole country operating like an enormous corporation. Monotowns were like different departments within this corporation.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Excerpt from the foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003cbr\u003eBackground info\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMonotowns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a follow-up to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eConcrete Siberia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEastern Blocks,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecreated by Zupagrafika. This time, David Navarro and Martyna Sobecka, the creators and curators of Monotowns, selected a number of cities and locations and invited Russian photographer Alexander Veryovkin to capture them. The featured photographs were taken over a two-year period during winter, with temperatures reaching as low as -35° Celsius in some places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e–\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Navarro \u0026amp; Martyna Sobecka (Zupagrafika); Alexander Veryovkin (photography)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWords, research, edition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDavid Navarro \u0026amp; Martyna Sobecka (Zupagrafika)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eKonstantin Budarin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eZupagrafika © 2021 for all the images. All rights reserved\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc642_606ec0534c4cb02892621119_Vorkuta-monotowns-zupagrafika6.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vorkuta. Komsomolsky settlement near Vorkuta Ring\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc63f_606ec067532fd4794a1fd887_Tolyatti-monotowns-zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Everyday life in Cherepovets\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc653_606ec9a51d539b0abd111e50_Mirny-monotowns-zupagrafika-photo1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc656_606ec07da1af6ddbeecde340_Tolyatti-monotowns-zupagrafika3.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Volgar Sports Palace in Tolyatti\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc66f_606ecfba0b3750b9c1f9f8c9_Tolyatti-monotowns-zupagrafika2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Industrial landscapes of Magnitogorsk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc659_606ec9bc78c55185a3a8c06c_Magnitogorsk-monotowns-zupagrafika-photo1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lenin monument in Magnitogorsk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc65c_6073222372cc43470887031e_Cherepovets-monotowns-zupagrafika7.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc645_606ec0b6b5e0c12daebee40b_Vorkuta-monotowns-zupagrafika2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vorkuta. Settlements around Vorkuta Ring\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc65f_606ec0c5257aa45f618d4fc0_Cherepovets-monotowns-zupagrafika2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc662_606eca1e6e7ed506b3ed4213_Vorkuta-monotowns-zupagrafika-photo1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vorkuta. ‘Glory to the conquerors of the Arctic’\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc648_606ec0d2bbda990dca991ec5_monotowns-zupagrafika-spread.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spreads of Monotowns: Soviet Landscapes of Post-Industrial Russia\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc67e_606ec0e0bf613fe787b652a5_Tolyatti-monotowns-zupagrafika4.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"‘Olymp’  sports complex in Tolyatti\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc665_606ec0f3a237eebfa7ac7ad6_Norilsk-monotowns-zupagrafika3.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Oganer microrayon in Norilsk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc64b_606ec126a237ee0413ac7cab_Vorkuta-monotowns-zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Vorkuta. Abandoned settlement of Yurshor established in 1944\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc675_606ec1411fccdb2c9d7da0b2_Norilsk-monotowns-zupagrafika2.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Soviet-era architecture in Norilsk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc672_606eca745d87bdb93809d08f_Kirovsk-monotowns-zupagrafika-photo1.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Panelka and Kukisvumchorr Mountain in Kirovsk\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc668_606ec10c532fd4852f1fde8e_mirny-monotowns-zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc679_606ec17d7bf6c82e7cd8cec3_nikel-monotowns-zupagrafika.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Entrance and the Palace of Culture in Nikel\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"w-richtext-align-fullwidth w-richtext-figure-type-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.prod.website-files.com\/5bfae776d8f1e38a316c3138\/6728c117c665b44c443bc66b_606eccfac18a8596089ed6a7_monotowns-zupagrafika-photobook.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Monotowns book by Zupagrafika and Alexander Veryovkin\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e‘\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf the factory isn’t doing well, it puts the whole city in danger. And a lot of these factories aren’t doing well\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.’\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"ZUPAGRAFIKA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51002207011163,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0396\/6733\/5317\/files\/mono2.png?v=1752845701","url":"https:\/\/burekmusic.com\/products\/monotowns","provider":"BUREK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}