stilyagi

He was one of a group called stilyagi—literally “stylish people,” but generally a term of contempt.

Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

He was one of a group called stilyagi—literally “stylish people,” but generally a term of contempt.

Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

He was one of a group called stilyagi—literally “stylish people,” but generally a term of contempt.

Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

The stilyagi would never have improvised this stuff if they could have bought it; do they get more moral credit because they had to resort to a folk version?

Material Girl 2003

Postrel's most moving example of how much these accoutrements can matter to people is Charles Paul Freund's account of the Soviet Union's stilyagi, or "style hunters" — Stalin-era kids so desperate to mimic American culture that they chewed paraffin wax when they couldn't get gum and, Scarlett O'Hara-style, cut up curtains to make gaudy ties.

Material Girl 2003

Postrel's most moving example of how much these accoutrements can matter to people is Charles Paul Freund's account of the Soviet Union's stilyagi, or "style hunters" — Stalin-era kids so desperate to mimic American culture that they chewed paraffin wax when they couldn't get gum and, Scarlett O'Hara-style, cut up curtains to make gaudy ties.

Material Girl 2003

The stilyagi would never have improvised this stuff if they could have bought it; do they get more moral credit because they had to resort to a folk version?

Material Girl 2003

Info: www. stilyagi.org/cons/2005/index. html; ConFusion@stilyagi.org; ConFusion 31, Box 8284, Ann Arbor, MI 48107.

Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

And many of the leaders had firsthand knowledge of the stilyagi because, as often as not, they were the spoiled children of “new class” luxury.

Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001

And many of the leaders had firsthand knowledge of the stilyagi because, as often as not, they were the spoiled children of “new class” luxury.

Staying Tuned Daniel Schorr 2001