Off-Center

Q: Who wrote "Off-Center"?

"Off-Center" was written by Maria Taroutina, Andreas Schönle, Ecem Sarıçayır, Nino Chincharauli, Radu Remus Macovei, Alla Vronskaya, Dmitrij Zadorin, Richard Anderson, Marcela Hanáčkova, Kaja Schelker, Ingrid Dobloug Roede, Netta Böök, Nikolai Erofeev and Michał Murawski.

Q: Who edited "Off-Center"?

"Off-Center" was edited by Da Hyung Jeong and Markus Lähteenmäki. Da Hyung Jeong is a historian of post-1945 global architecture and Assistant Professor of Art History at Pennsylvania State University, University Park. Markus Lähteenmäki is a historian and curator of architecture. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki and serves as Editor-in-Chief of 'Architectural Histories'.

Architectures of Russian and Soviet Imperialism

Da Hyung Jeong (Editor), Markus Lähteenmäki (Editor),

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Category: Architecture and Urban Planning, Asian Studies, Postcolonial Studies

Language: English

ISBN: 9789462705562

Publication date: February 1, 2027

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Number of pages: 470

Size: 234 x 156 x mm

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Illustrated, 60 pages in colour

Funded by: KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access
Swiss National Science Foundation
Princeton University

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Category: Architecture and Urban Planning, Asian Studies, Postcolonial Studies

Language: English

ISBN: 9789461668257

Publication date: February 1, 2027

COMING SOON

Number of pages: 470

Illustrations and other content description:
Illustrated, 60 pages in colour

Funded by: KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access
Swiss National Science Foundation
Princeton University

Category: Architecture and Urban Planning, Asian Studies, Postcolonial Studies

Language: English

ISBN: 9789461668240

Publication date: February 1, 2027

COMING SOON

Number of pages: 470

Illustrations and other content description:
Illustrated, 60 pages in colour

Funded by: KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access
Swiss National Science Foundation
Princeton University

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How architecture and built environments shaped Russian and Soviet imperial power and its lasting legacies.

Empire leaves traces in the places people live, work and move through every day. As Russia’s war against Ukraine has returned questions of Russian imperialism to the center of public debate, Off-Center offers the historical background needed to understand the present moment. The book tells the story of Russian and Soviet empire-building through the buildings, streets, settlements and landscapes that made and make imperial rule possible. From Helsinki’s military-engineered urban landscape and Kyiv’s contested religious architecture to the industrialized valleys of Central Asia and model Soviet towns in Uzbekistan, its chapters show how imperial power was built into everyday environments across a vast territory. Instead of focusing on capitals and rulers, it turns to the borderlands and outer regions of the empire, bringing overlooked places and everyday spaces into view. Looking at empire through the built environment reveals how power took shape not only in politics and war, but also in the organization of daily life and the spaces people inhabited. Original, timely and wide-ranging, Off-Center opens a new way of thinking about empire and the worlds it created.

Da Hyung Jeong

Da Hyung Jeong is a historian of post-1945 global architecture and Assistant Professor of Art History at Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

Markus Lähteenmäki

Markus Lähteenmäki is a historian and curator of architecture. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki and serves as Editor-in-Chief of 'Architectural Histories'.

Maria Taroutina

Andreas Schönle

Ecem Sarıçayır

Nino Chincharauli

Radu Remus Macovei

Alla Vronskaya

Dmitrij Zadorin

Richard Anderson

Marcela Hanáčkova

Kaja Schelker

Ingrid Dobloug Roede

Netta Böök

Nikolai Erofeev

Michał Murawski

Da Hyung Jeong

Markus Lähteenmäki

Off-Center is a vital intervention in the study of Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet imperialism. - Katherine Zubovich, University at Buffalo SUNY

An incisive and original rethinking of Russian and Soviet empire through the spaces that built it. By shifting the focus to “off center” architectures and everyday spatial regimes, this volume reveals how power was made, staged, and lived. Bold, timely, and methodologically innovative — a book that will reshape how we understand imperial worlds. - Svitlana Shlipchenko, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine / Kyiv School of Economics

Frequently Asked Questions

What is "Off-Center" about?

How architecture and built environments shaped Russian and Soviet imperial power and its lasting legacies.

Who wrote "Off-Center"?

"Off-Center" was written by Maria Taroutina, Andreas Schönle, Ecem Sarıçayır, Nino Chincharauli, Radu Remus Macovei, Alla Vronskaya, Dmitrij Zadorin, Richard Anderson, Marcela Hanáčkova, Kaja Schelker, Ingrid Dobloug Roede, Netta Böök, Nikolai Erofeev and Michał Murawski.

Who edited "Off-Center"?

"Off-Center" was edited by Da Hyung Jeong and Markus Lähteenmäki.

Da Hyung Jeong is a historian of post-1945 global architecture and Assistant Professor of Art History at Pennsylvania State University, University Park.

Markus Lähteenmäki is a historian and curator of architecture. He is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki and serves as Editor-in-Chief of 'Architectural Histories'.

Is "Off-Center" available Open Access?

Yes, "Off-Center" is published Open Access. It is available under a BY-NC-ND license.

Who funded the publication of "Off-Center"?

Publication of "Off-Center" was funded by KU Leuven Fund for Fair Open Access
Swiss National Science Foundation
Princeton University
.