Russia after Lenin : politics, culture and society, 1921-1929 / Vladimir Brovkin.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Brovkin, Vladimir N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Soviet Union--History--1917-1936.
• Soviet Union--Politics and government--1917-1936.
• Soviet Union--Civilization.
• Soviet Union--Social conditions--1917-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By examining the contrast between Bolshevik propaganda claims and social reality, Brovkin explains how Communist representations were variously received and resisted by workers, peasants, students, women, teachers and party officials. He presents a picture of cultural diversity and rejection of Communist constraints through many means including unauthorized protest, religion, jazz music and poetry. Brovkin argues that these trends endangered the Communist Party's monopoly on political power and argues that the Stalinist revolution can be seen as a preemptive strike against this independent and

Contents:

• Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction Revolutionary identity; Chapter 1 Extracting socially alien elements; Chapter 2 The Culture of the New Elite 1921–5 Ascetic knights and drinking pals; Chapter 3 Bolshevik actions and peasants' reactions, 1921–5 Face the village, face defeat; Chapter 4 Propaganda and popular belief; Chapter 5 The Komsomol and youth A transmission belt that snapped; Chapter 6 Women: false promises, dashed hopes, and the pretense of emancipation
• Chapter 7 Towards showdown in the countryside, 1926–8Chapter 8 The proletariat against the vanguard; Chapter 9 The Bolshevik old guard and the upstarts, 1924–9; Chapter 10 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [252]-259) and index.

ISBN:

• 1-134-68057-0
• 1-134-68058-9
• 1-280-14414-9
• 0-203-97933-8

OCLC:

475946581