Soviet street children and the Second World War : welfare and social control under Stalin / Olga Kucherenko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kucherenko, Olga, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--Soviet Union.

Child welfare.

Social control.

Soviet Union.

World War, 1939-1945--Children--Soviet Union.

World War, 1939-1945.

Juvenile delinquency--Soviet Union.

Juvenile delinquency.

Social control--Soviet Union.

Soviet Union--Social policy.

Social policy.

Children.

Physical Description:

vi, 245 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.

Summary:

"A time of great hardship, the Second World War became a consequential episode in the history of Soviet childhood policies. The growing social problem of juvenile homelessness and delinquency alerted the government to the need for a comprehensive child protection programme. Nevertheless, by prioritizing public order over welfare, the Stalinist state created conditions that exacerbated the situation even further, transforming an existing problem into a nation-wide crisis. In this comprehensive account based on exhaustive archival research, Olga Kucherenko investigates the plight of more than a million street children and the state's role in the reinforcement of their ranks. By looking at wartime dislocation, Soviet child welfare policies, juvenile justice and the shadow world both within and without the Gulag, Soviet Street Children and the Second World War challenges several of the most pervasive myths about the Soviet Union at war. It is, therefore, as much an investigation of children on the margins of Soviet society as it is a study of the impact of war and state policies on society itself"-- Provided by publisher.

"A history of child homelessness and delinquency in the Soviet Union during the Second World War and its aftermath"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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Acknowledgments

List of Illustrations

Terms and Transliteration

Abbreviations and Archive References

Glossary

Introduction

Bezotsovshchina

1. Rolling Stones

2. The Crime Wave

3. The Great Migration

4. Efforts to Help

5. Coda

Step-Motherland

6. Empty Promises

7. Forced Displacement

8. Making Labourers into Criminals

9. Law and Order Soviet Style

10. Coda

In Beria's Care

11. State House

12. Maloletka

13. Challenges to Authority

14. Educating Through Labour

15. Coda

Conclusion

Appendix

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781474213424

1474213421

OCLC:

923562411

Online:

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