Title The politics of culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-40 / Audrey L. Altstadt

Published London : Routledge, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series Routledge studies in the history of Russia and Eastern Europe Routledge studies in the history of Russia and Eastern Europe ; 27. Contents 1. The Azerbaijani Enlightenment : constructing and disseminating a Turkic identity -- 2. Soviet cultural policies, 1920-40 : modernization or imperialism? -- 3. Dotting the I's : alphabet change and language reform in Soviet Azerbaijan -- 4. Schools : educating citizens or "human material"? -- 5. Scholarship meets voch-tech : the continuous purge -- 6. The end of laughter : proletarian literature is born Summary "The early Soviet Union's 'nationalities policy' involved the formation of many national republics, within which 'nation building' and 'modernization' were undertaken for the benefit of 'backward' peoples. This book, in considering how such policies were implemented in Azerbaijan, argues that the Soviet policies were in fact a form of imperialism, with 'nation building' and 'modernization' imposed firmly along Soviet lines. The book demonstrates that in Azerbaijan, and more widely among western Turkic peoples, the Volga and Crimean Tatars, there were before the onset of Soviet rule long standing, well developed, forward looking, secular, national movements, which were not at all 'backward' and which had different visions to the Soviets. The book shows how in the period 1920 to 1940 the two different visions competed with each other, with eventually the pre-Soviet vision of Azerbaijani culture losing out, and the Soviet version prevailing. The book examines the details of this Sovietization of culture: in language policy and the change of the alphabet, in education, higher education and in literature. The book concludes by exploring how pre-Soviet Azerbaijani culture survived to a degree underground, and how it was partially rehabilitated after the death of Stalin and more fully in the late Soviet period"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 4, 2016) Subject Politics and culture -- Azerbaijan -- History -- 20th century Ethnicity -- Political aspects -- Azerbaijan -- History -- 20th century Social change -- Azerbaijan -- History -- 20th century Imperialism -- History -- 20th century POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture. Cultural policy Ethnicity -- Political aspects Imperialism International relations Politics and culture Politics and government Social change Social conditions SUBJECT Azerbaijan -- Politics and government -- 20th century Azerbaijan -- Social conditions -- 20th century Azerbaijan -- Cultural policy Soviet Union -- Cultural policy Azerbaijan -- Relations -- Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Relations -- Azerbaijan Subject Azerbaijan Soviet Union Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317245421 1317245423 9781317245438 1317245431 9781315629902 1315629909

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