Christopher Herwig has an insatiable appetite for 'Soviet Bus Stops'. After the popular and
critical success of his first book Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for
more. In this second volume as well as discovering new stops in the remotest areas of Georgia
and Ukraine Herwig turns his camera to Russia itself. Following exhaustive research he drove
15 000 km from coast to coast across the largest country in the world in pursuit of new
examples of this singular architectural form. A foreword by renowned architecture and culture
critic Owen Hatherley reveals new information on the origins of the Soviet bus stop. Examining
the government policy that allowed these 'small architectural forms' to flourish he explains
how they reflected Soviet values and how ultimately they remained - despite their incredible
individuality - far-flung outposts of Soviet ideology. The diversity of architectural
approaches is staggering: juxtaposed alongside a slew of audacious modern and brutal designs
there are bus stops shaped as trains birds light bulbs rockets castles even a bus stop
incorporating a statue of St George slaying the dragon. Essential companion to the first volume
this book provides a valuable document of these important and previously overlooked
constructions.
