After the foam settles. The history of Moscow beer halls
14.99 €
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After the foam settles. The history of Moscow beer halls
14.99 €
Vladimir Kazakov, author of the cult "Alcohol Chronicles," provides the first detailed account in Russian journalism of the beer halls of late-Soviet Moscow—a crucial, yet largely unexplored, social space of the era.
Here, beer halls are not the backdrop, but the protagonists:
- the iconic "Yama," where philosophers, hippies, and bohemians converged;
- the "Zhiguli," which survived decline, revival, and visits from top government officials;
- the "Saigon," surrounded by currency legends and underground fame;
- the beer halls of Gorky Park and VDNKh, where foam, lines, and conversation were more important than the menu.
The author follows in the tradition of Vladimir Gilyarovsky, observing the city from within, through speech, everyday life, habits, and human types. This is an honest, ironic, and at times lyrical book about male friendship, urban folklore, vanished routes, and a Moscow where the beer hall was a form of life.
You'll learn:
- why beer halls were called "second offices" of newspapers;
- where employees of the Foreign Ministry and counterintelligence discussed business;
- how people drank from cans, bags, and cans during a time of mug shortages;
- which beer halls inspired writers and became part of literature themselves;
- why a beer hall was more honest than any club.
For everyone who loves Moscow, urban legends, living history, and genuine reportage.
Here, beer halls are not the backdrop, but the protagonists:
- the iconic "Yama," where philosophers, hippies, and bohemians converged;
- the "Zhiguli," which survived decline, revival, and visits from top government officials;
- the "Saigon," surrounded by currency legends and underground fame;
- the beer halls of Gorky Park and VDNKh, where foam, lines, and conversation were more important than the menu.
The author follows in the tradition of Vladimir Gilyarovsky, observing the city from within, through speech, everyday life, habits, and human types. This is an honest, ironic, and at times lyrical book about male friendship, urban folklore, vanished routes, and a Moscow where the beer hall was a form of life.
You'll learn:
- why beer halls were called "second offices" of newspapers;
- where employees of the Foreign Ministry and counterintelligence discussed business;
- how people drank from cans, bags, and cans during a time of mug shortages;
- which beer halls inspired writers and became part of literature themselves;
- why a beer hall was more honest than any club.
For everyone who loves Moscow, urban legends, living history, and genuine reportage.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Moscow. The best city on Earth.