Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More - (In-Formation) by Alexei Yurchak (Paperback)

This book, "Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More," offers a unique perspective on the paradoxes of Soviet socialism during the period of "late socialism" (1960s-1980s).

Through the eyes of the last Soviet generation, Alexei Yurchak traces the emergence of multiple unanticipated meanings, communities, relations, ideals, and pursuits that transformed the Soviet experience.

This historical, anthropological, and linguistic analysis provides an alternative to binary accounts that ignore the crucial fact that for many Soviet citizens, fundamental values and realities of socialism were genuinely important, although they routinely transgressed and reinterpreted the norms and rules of the socialist state.

This book will appeal to anyone interested in the complexities of Soviet history and the ways in which people's experiences shape their understanding of society.