Living the revolution : urban communes & soviet socialism, 1917-1932 / Andy Willimott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Willimott, Andy, author.

Series:

Oxford studies in modern European history.

Oxford Studies in Modern European History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soviet Union--History.

Soviet Union.

Socialism--Soviet Union.

Socialism.

Communal living--Soviet Union.

Communal living.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

This work provides a pioneering insight into the world of the early Soviet activist in the wake of the October Revolution, exploring how young radicals banded together in 'urban communes'; at first an experimental lifestyle choice for a handful of young socialists, but growing into a cultural phenomenon espoused by tens of thousands of youths by the end of the 1920s.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Acronyms in archival citations

A note on names and transliteration. Introduction: making their revolution

Revolutionary beginnings

Socialism in one dormitory: student communes

Socialism in one apartment: Byt communes

Socialism in one factory: production communes

Early Stalinism and the urban communes

Conclusion: the commune is dead, vive le communard!

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-179279-9

0-19-103851-2