Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface to the Princeton Classics Edition xi
4. Acknowledgments xxv
5. 1 Late Socialism: An Eternal State 1
6. 2 Hegemony of Form: Stalin’s Uncanny Paradigm Shift 48
7. 3 Ideology Inside Out: Ethics and Poetics 105
8. 4 Living “Vnye”: Deterritorialized Milieus 172
9. 5 Imaginary West: The Elsewhere of Late Socialism 214
10. 6 The True Colors of Communism: King Crimson, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd 275
11. 7 Dead Irony: Necroaesthetics, “Stiob,” and the Anekdot 318
12. Conclusion 376
13. Notes 401
14. Bibliography 427
15. Index 447
16. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 465