Rebecca Litchfield Soviet Ghosts: The Soviet Union Abbandones - A Communist Empire In Decay

For the first time in print a photographer ventures behind the Iron Curtain to sensitively and beautifully document the abandonments and ghost towns, lost in time after the collapse of the Soviet Union. From East Germany through Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Croatia, Mother Russia and the despair of crumbling Chernobyl, these photographs deliver a compelling narrative of both moral bankruptcy and flawed ideology. Featuring stunning imagery throughout, this compelling road-trip through the old USSR, breathes new life into these forgotten places, finding both beauty and meaning in their post-apocalyptic decay. Extended essays offer considerable contextual depth to the locations imbueing them with a wealth of connection and wonder. By virtue of its holistic approach, the book also explores how and why these once thriving communities became ghost towns, whether by natural disaster, man-made catastrophe or simply through the march of time.

26 x 26 cm, 264 pages.