Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966 山本周五郎賞 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (1989) classically illustrated picture book by

classically illustrated picture book by Academy Award winner Viola Davis

Her passions range from the art of Frida Kahlo to the colors of India

Moving far beyond the usual technical manual

the nature of love and sex

Tashkent: Forging a Soviet City, 1930-1966 山本周五郎賞 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize (1989) classically illustrated picture book byPaul Stronski tells the fascinating story of Tashkent, an ethnically diverse, primarily Muslim city that became the prototype for the Soviet era reimagining of urban centers in Central Asia. Based on extensive research in Russian and Uzbek archives, Stronski shows us how Soviet officials, planners, and architects strived to integrate local ethnic traditions and socialist ideology into a newly constructed urban space and propaganda showcase. The