De-Stalinisation reconsidered : persistence and change in the Soviet Union / Thomas M. Bohn, Rayk Einax, Michel Abesser (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bohn, Thomas M., editor.

Einax, Rayk, editor.

Abesser, Michel, 1980- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Politics and government.

Soviet Union--Politics and government--1953-1985--Congresses.

Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--History--1953-1985--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

276 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Frankfurt am Main ; New York : Campus Verlag, [2014]

Summary:

Stalin's death has been viewed as a major caesura in Soviet history. In its aftermath the stall had to redefine itself. This volume includes current work by international researchers. Articles engage with questions of continuity and change in the fields of politics, economics. Soviet society and cultural production. In parallel with de-Stalinisation the urbanisation and modernisation of the Soviet Union are given center stage. The history of the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s is not only crucial for interpretations of Glasnost and Perestroika, but also provides insights into Russia today. Book jacket.

Contents:

De-Stalinisation and Politics

What's in a Name? De-Stalinisation and the End of the Soviet Union / Stephen V. Bittner Bittner, Stephen V. 31

Soviet History after 1953. Stalinism under Repair / Stefan Plaggenborg Plaggenborg, Stefan 43

Political Communication under Khrushchev. Did the Basic Modes Really Change after Stalin's Death? / Stephan Merl Merl, Stephan 65

A 'Merciless Struggle'. De-Stalinisation and the 1957 Clampdown on Dissent / Robert Hornsby Hornsby, Robert 93

De-Stalinisation as Modernisation

'Closed Cities' versus 'Open Society'? The Interaction of De-Stalinisation and Urbanisation / Thomas M. Bohn Bohn, Thomas M. 115

'A Question of Honour'. Socialist Welfare State versus the Stalinist Apparatus of Repression / Galina Ivanoua Ivanoua, Galina 133

Much Ado About De-Stalinisahon? The Belorussian Soviet Republic 1953-1965 / Rayk Einax Einax, Rayk 145

De-Stalinising Economic Administration. The Alternative Version in Ukraine (1953-1965) / Nataliya Kibita Kibita, Nataliya 161

De-Stalinisation and Social Communities

Contesting Inequality. Khrushchev and the Revival of the 'Woman Question' / Melanie Ilic Ilic, Melanie 177

De-Stalinisation and Socialist Realism. The Union of Soviet Writers in the Period of the Thaw / Maria Zezina Zezina, Maria 193

Shortcomings. Soviet journalists and the Changing Role of Press Criticism after the 20th Party Congress / Simon Huxtable Huxtable, Simon 209

Staging a Cultured Community. Soviet Jazz after 1953 / Michel Abeßer Abeßer, Michel 223

Public Sentiments in the USSR 1953-1968. Eyewitness Reminiscences and Retrospective Interviews / Yuri Aksyutin Aksyutin, Yuri 239.

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

359350166X

9783593501666

OCLC:

894844310

Publisher Number:

99962143697