Subject: Technology -- Soviet Union (Keywords)

In the Soviet Union, it seems, armouring oneself against the world did not suffice - it was best to become metal itself. In this text, Rolf Hellebust explores the aesthetic and ideological function of the metallization of the revolutionary body as revealed in Soviet literature, art and politics.

Stalin executed him, but here Palchinsky has the last word. His ghost leads readers through the miasma of Soviet technology and industry, pointing out errors that he condemned. The story of this visionary engineer's life and work is also that of the Soviet Union's industrial promise and failure.