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Since Plato, philosophers have dreamed of establishing a rational state ruled through the power of language. In this radical and disturbing account of Soviet philosophy, Boris Groys argues that communism shares that dream and is best understood as an attempt to replace financial with linguistic bonds as the cement uniting society. The transformative power of language, the medium of equality, is the key to any new communist revolution.

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Praise for The Total Art of Stalinism This is not just a book, but an event ... The Total Art of Stalinism is an intellectual landmark.A The Art Bulletin Praise for Art Power Art Power recombines categories, reconfigures assumptions, and, in the end, reimagines what art writing can be.A Bookforum The range of topics canvassed in Art Power is impressive ... All of these subjects have been comprehensively treated elsewhere, but rarely with Groys' penetrating eye for the unexpected upshot of such developments.A Frieze

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Boris Groys is Professor of Aesthetics, Art History and Media Theory at the Center for Art and Media Technology in Karlsruhe and, since 2005, the Global Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU. He has published numerous books, including On the New, Introduction to Antiphilosophy, The Total Art of Stalinism, and In the Flow.

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