Crimean Snobbism

First edition of Crimean Snobbism by Boris Mikhailov. Medium format, softcover with woven paper dust jacket. Near fine condition. 

About

The “Crimean Snobbism” series was the first time in Mikhailov’s career that he turned the camera towards himself. Photographing himself, his wife Vita and a group of friends as they relax, play around and amuse themselves during a trip to the holiday destination of Crimea in 1982, Mikhailov captured the merry, carefree bliss of him and his friends while also creating a series that revealed the social unevenness of the Soviet socialist reality.