ISBN: 9780199604036

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It addresses two of the key recent debates concerning Stalinism: 'what… Mehr…

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It addresses two of the key recent debates concerning Stalinism: 'what was the logic and language of Soviet power?' and 'how did ordinary citizens relate to Soviet power?' In relation to the first debate, Timothy Johnston shifts the focus away from Russian nationalism onto Soviet identity which, in relation to the outside world, provided a powerful frame of reference in the late-Stalin years. 'Sovietness' is explored via the newspapers, films, plays, and popular music of the era. Johnston's most significant contribution lies in his novel answer to the question 'How did ordinary citizens relate to Soviet power?' He avoids the current Foucault-inspired emphasis on 'supporters' and 'resistors' of the regime. Instead, he argues that most Soviet citizens did not fit easily into either category. Their relationship with Soviet power was defined by a series of subtle 'tactics of the habitat' (Kotkin) that enabled them to stay fed, informed, and entertained in these difficult times. Being Soviet offers a rich and textured discussion of those everyday survival strategies via the rumours, jokes, hairstyles, music tastes, sexual relationships, and political campaigns of the era. Each chapter finishes by exploring what this everyday behaviour tells us about the collective mentalite of Stalin-era society. Being Soviet focuses on the place of Britain and America within Soviet identity; their evolution from wartime allies to Cold War enemies played a vital role in redefining what it meant to be Soviet in Stalin's last years. Trade Books>Hardcover>World History>Russia History>Russia History, Oxford University Press Core >2<

ISBN: 9780199604036

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the years between the Nazi-Soviet Pact and Stalin''s death in the USSR. Timothy Johnston draws on newspapers, films, plays, and… Mehr…

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the years between the Nazi-Soviet Pact and Stalin''s death in the USSR. Timothy Johnston draws on newspapers, films, plays, and popular music in order to examine the changing nature of Soviet identity in this era. He pays particular attention to the evolution of Britain and America from wartime allies to Cold War enemies. Being Soviet then explores how ordinary citizens related to this official version of Soviet identity. It examines that question via the rumours, jazz music, hairstyles, jokes, anti-war campaigns, and sexual relationships of the time. Johnston argues that these ''everyday'' activities defined Sovietidentity for the man on the street in the USSR. At the heart of the book is a sustained critique of the current emphasis on ''supporters'' or ''resistors'' of the regime. Johnston suggests that the shadow of Foucault looms too large in the history of Stalinism. The relationship between Soviet citizens and Soviet power was defined by the subtletactics of everyday living. For many, life was not defined by ''belief'' or ''unbelief'' but rather the constant struggle to stay fed, informed, and entertained. This more nuanced approach offers a rich and textured image of what it meant to be Soviet in Stalin''s least years. | Being Soviet by Timothy Johnston Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > European History P10103, Timothy Johnston<

ISBN: 9780199604036

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the years between the Nazi-Soviet Pact and Stalin''s death in the USSR.Timothy Johnston draws on newspapers, films, plays, and … Mehr…

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the years between the Nazi-Soviet Pact and Stalin''s death in the USSR.Timothy Johnston draws on newspapers, films, plays, and popular music in order to examine the changing nature of Soviet identity in this era. He pays particular attention to the evolution of Britain and America from wartime allies to Cold War enemies.Being Soviet then explores how ordinary citizens related to this official version of Soviet identity. It examines that question via the rumours, jazz music, hairstyles, jokes, anti-war campaigns, and sexual relationships of the time. Johnston argues that these ''everyday'' activities defined Sovietidentity for the man on the street in the USSR.At the heart of the book is a sustained critique of the current emphasis on ''supporters'' or ''resistors'' of the regime. Johnston suggests that the shadow of Foucault looms too large in the history of Stalinism. The relationship between Soviet citizens and Soviet power was defined by the subtletactics of everyday living. For many, life was not defined by ''belief'' or ''unbelief'' but rather the constant struggle to stay fed, informed, and entertained. This more nuanced approach offers a rich and textured image of what it meant to be Soviet in Stalin''s least years. Books > History > European History List_Books, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

ISBN: 9780199604036

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It examines how the language of Soviet identity evolved in this period, an… Mehr…

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It examines how the language of Soviet identity evolved in this period, and how ordinary citizens responded to that shift. Engelse Boeken Geschiedenis & politiek Alle geschiedenis & politiek Engelse Boeken > Geschiedenis & politiek > Alle geschiedenis & politiek Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press]<

2011, ISBN: 9780199604036

Identity, Rumour, and Everyday Life under Stalin 1939-1953, Buch, Hardcover, [PU: Oxford University Press], Oxford University Press, 2011