ABSTRACT
The late Stalinist period, long neglected by researchers more interested in the high-profile events of the 1930s, has recently become the focus of much new research by people keen to understand the enormous impact of the war on Soviet society and to understand Soviet life under 'mature socialism'. Written by top scholars from high profile universities, this impressive work brings together much new, cutting edge research on a wide range of aspects of late Stalinist society. Filling a gap in the literature, it focuses above all on the experience of the Soviet people and their interaction with ideology, state policy and national and international politics.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|58 pages
When the war was over
chapter 2|16 pages
The bitter legacy of the ‘Great Patriotic War'
part II|41 pages
Barracks, queues and private plots
chapter 4|22 pages
Standard of living versus quality of life
chapter 5|17 pages
‘Into the grey zone'
part III|43 pages
The corrupted state
chapter 6|19 pages
A “campaign spasm”
part IV|66 pages
New generations
chapter 9|17 pages
Children's lives after Zoia's death
part V|38 pages
Post-war spaces