| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 492 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
I. The revolution and new regime, 1917-1927 -- II. The Stalinist thirties. The cultural revolution, 1928-1932 ; High Stalinism, 1932-1936 ; The purges and preparation for war, 1937-1940 -- III. Russia at war -- IV. The postwar era |
| Summary |
This anthology offers a rich array of documents, short fiction, poems, songs, plays, movie scripts, comic routines, and folklore to offer a close look at the mass culture that was consumed by millions in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1953. Both state-sponsored cultural forms and the unofficial culture that flourished beneath the surface are represented. The focus is on the entertainment genres that both shaped and reflected the social, political, and personal values of the regime and the masses. The period covered encompasses the Russian Revolution and Civil War, the mixed economy and culture |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 491-492) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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| Subject |
Popular culture -- Soviet Union
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Civilization
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Popular culture
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Populaire cultuur.
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Volkscultuur.
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Cultura popular -- Rússia.
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Indústria cultural -- Rússia.
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| SUBJECT |
Soviet Union -- Civilization.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125714
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| Subject |
Soviet Union
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Von Geldern, James, editor.
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Stites, Richard, 1931-2010, editor.
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| LC no. |
94047995 |
| ISBN |
9780253013392 |
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0253013399 |
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