Stiliagi and Soviet Masculinities, 1945–2010

Fashion as Dissent

Alla Myzelev (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

244 Seiten

2026
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5261-8219-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores the Stiliagi, the Soviet Union's first youth subculture from the late 1940s to the 1960s. It examines their Western-influenced fashion, love of jazz, and defiance of Soviet norms, revealing how they challenged traditional masculinity and reshaped Soviet cultural identity. Through rigorous research, it offers insight into their lasting impact on Soviet and Post-Soviet culture. -- .

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the Stiliagi, the Soviet Union's pioneering youth subculture from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Characterized by their distinctive Western-influenced fashion, affinity for jazz, and resistance to Soviet ideological conformity, the Stiliagi represented a significant cultural shift in post-war Soviet society. The book examines how this subculture, through its embrace of alternative masculinities and nonconformist behaviours, challenged prevailing social norms and influenced Soviet cinema, theatre, and broader cultural discourse. Drawing on rigorous research, the book situates the Stiliagi within the broader context of Soviet and Post-Soviet history, arguing that their legacy persisted well beyond their absorption into mainstream culture. Essential reading for scholars of Soviet history, cultural studies, and subcultural movements, this work offers a nuanced understanding of the Stiliagi’s enduring impact on Soviet identity and cultural resistance. -- .

Alla Myzelev is Professor of Art History and Museum Studies State University of New York at Geneseo -- .

Introduction: masculinity, clothing, socialism

1 Mainstream fashion in Russia and the Soviet Union: class, taste, masculinity

2 Stiliagi’s social class: idleness, delinquency, illegal trade of youth

3 Produced by stiliagi: clothes, poetry, recordings as a tool of negotiation of the
Soviet identity

4 Stiliagi in participant's memory and Soviet press

5 Transformation of the stiliagi image in the film in the 1950s and 1960s

6 Stiliagi in 1970s and 1980s: formation of prosthetic memory

7 Stiliagi after Perestroika: return to heteronormativity -- .

Erscheinungsdatum	10.12.2025
Reihe/Serie	Studies in Design and Material Culture
Zusatzinfo	56 colour illustrations
Verlagsort	Manchester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 240 mm
Gewicht	733 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-5261-8219-X / 152618219X
ISBN-13	978-1-5261-8219-7 / 9781526182197
Zustand	Neuware