About the Author

David MacFadyen is a professor of Slavic languages and literatures at UCLA. He has written extensively on Soviet popular culture and is the author of The Sad Comedy of Èl'dar Riazanov and several books on Joseph Brodsky.

Reviews

"Russian cultural studies in general, and in particular the examination of 'estrada' and popular music, is certainly underdeveloped and under-represented in the literature. MacFadyen indicates estrada's popularity and importance, and his book goes a long way to locating it within contemporary Russian culture. This is a well-written and well-documented addition to the field. It will not only serve the needs of the scholarly community as a significant contribution, but is almost certain to encourage other work in the same and contiguous areas. " - Allan Reid, Culture and Language Studies, University of New Brunswick