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War, evacuation, and the exercise of power : the center, periphery, and Kirov's Pedagogical Institute, 1941 - 1952 / Larry E. Holmes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holmes, Larry E. (Larry Eugene), 1942-2022.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education and state--Russia (Federation)--Kirov (Kirovskaia oblast)--History--20th century.
- Education and state.
- Education--Study and teaching--Political aspects--Russia (Federation)--Kirov (Kirovskaia oblast).
- Education.
- Education--Study and teaching--Russia (Federation)--Kirov (Kirovskaia oblast)--History--20th century.
- Kirovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ pedagogicheskiĭ institut imeni V.I. Lenina--Administration--History.
- Kirovskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ pedagogicheskiĭ institut imeni V.I. Lenina.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (275 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- War, Evacuation, and the Exercise of Power examines the history of the Pedagogical Institute, located in the USSR's Kirov region from 1941 to 1952. Holmes reveals a tangled and complex relationship of local, regional, and national agencies. While it recognizes the immense strength of the center, it emphasizes a contentious diffusion, although not a confusion, of authority. In so doing, it departs from traditional models of Soviet power with their neatly drawn vertical and horizontal lines of command. It also demonstrates institutional
- Contents:
- Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Origins and a Troubled History,1914-1941; Chapter 2. War and Eviction in 1941:Business as Usual?; Chapter 3. Life in Exile, 1941-1945; Chapter 4. Getting Nasty Over the Privileges of Rank; Chapter 5. The Politics of Scholarship; Chapter 6. Town and Gown; Chapter 7. Occupiers and Vandals, 1941-1945; Chapter 8. Going Home; Chapter 9. Criminal Behavior: Narkomles, 1945-1946; Chapter 10. Restoration and Recovery at Lenin and Svoboda Streets, 1945-1948; Chapter 11. Zaruchevskii Embattled, 1945-1952; Conclusion
- Selected BibliographyIndex; About the Author
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-31883-5
- 1-280-69977-9
- 9786613676757
- 0-7391-7463-0
- OCLC:
- 852756079
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