Description: Jonathan Stone's The Institutions of Russian Modernism offers a fascinating and detailed account of the arrival of Symbolism to the Russian literary scene. He provides a multifaceted analysis of the communities and technologies which came into being to establish Symbolism, enabling the rise of modernism.
Review Quotes: "The Institutions of Russian Modernism lays bare the processes by which Symbolism rooted itself in Russia, making it both a valuable contribution and a useful template for understanding the pure dynamics of artistic movements." --The Times Literary Supplement
"Stone advances extremely compelling ideas about how Symbolism was able to take root and to thrive in Russia. This study is obligatory reading for anyone with serious interests in Russian modernism." --Jenifer Presto, author of Beyond the Flesh: Alexander Blok, Zinaida Gippius, and the Symbolist Sublimation of Sex