The Soviet Sixties / Robert Hornsby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hornsby, Robert, 1979- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nineteen sixties.

Soviet Union--History--1953-1985.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (501 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Padstow, England : Yale University Press, [2023]

Summary:

The story of a remarkable era of reform, controversy, optimism, and Cold War confrontation in the Soviet Union Beginning with the death of Stalin in 1953, the "sixties" era in the Soviet Union was just as vibrant and transformative as in the West. The ideological romanticism of the revolutionary years was revived, with renewed emphasis on egalitarianism, equality, and the building of a communist utopia. Mass terror was reined in, great victories were won in the space race, Stalinist cultural dogmas were challenged, and young people danced to jazz and rock and roll. Robert Hornsby examines this remarkable and surprising period, showing that, even as living standards rose, aspects of earlier days endured. Censorship and policing remained tight, and massacres during protests in Tbilisi and Novocherkassk, alongside invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, showed the limits of reform. The rivalry with the United States reached perhaps its most volatile point, friendship with China turned to bitter enmity, and global decolonization opened up new horizons for the USSR in the developing world. These tumultuous years transformed the lives of Soviet citizens and helped reshape the wider world.--Dust jacket.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

SPELLING AND NAMING CONVENTIONS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Map of the USSR

INTRODUCTION

1 NEW BEGINNINGS

2 POWER STRUGGLES, SOCIAL CHANGE AND LIBERALISATION

3 TIME TO TALK ABOUT STALIN

4 CRISES, CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS: 1957

5 THE SOVIET SPACE AGE

6 FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD WORLDS

7 CHANGE, CONTINUITY AND THE BORDERS OF THE PERMISSIBLE

8 ZENITH AND NADIR: 1961-62

9 KREMLIN COUP AND THE FATE OF REFORM

10 'DIFFERENT, BUT NOT AN ENEMY'

11 THE END OF THE SOVIET SIXTIES

EPILOGUE

NOTES

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780300275063

0-300-27506-4

OCLC:

1396551462