Communism and Cowgirls

Condition: New

Publisher: Self-published, 2004
Hardcover: 114 pages including 1 fold-out page
Dimensions: 20.6 x 25.5 cm (8 1/8 x 10 in.)
Language: English
Print run: 250 copies

First publication by Rob Hornstra.

Communism & Cowgirls deals with the first Russian generation growing up after the decline of communism. These young people are influenced by Western subcultures and are free to pursue individual development in a way that would have been unthinkable for their parents.

At the same time, they do not know how to handle the liberties offered to them. They are growing up with grandparents who still speak fondly of Lenin. They still live and work among the architecture produced by communism. And, true to the spirit of Communism, they continue to question American capitalism. Yet they drink Coca-Cola and wear the latest fashion shown on MTV.

“In carefully composed formal images, Communism & Cowgirls investigates the New Russia, focusing on the first generation to grow up after the fall of communism.”
— The Photobook: A History Vol. III