Modern russia reading list sonoma state university. Elena zubkova has richly illustrated russian society as it painfully recovered from world war, only to be wrenched into the long cold war. Russia s war by richard overy is a history of russia s role in wwii. Stalin and the soviet ruling circle, 1945 1953 by yoram gorlizki and oleg khlevniuk, from history in focus, the guide to historical resources from the institute of historical research ihr, university of london. Zubkova, russia after the war 24 brandenberger, national bolshevism, chapter 11 14 party resolutions on culture, 1946. The death of the author and the birth of socialist realism university of toronto press, 2015. Labour and the restoration of the stalinist system after world war ii cambridge, 2002. The political leaders saw the world as divided into two parts, and everything outside their own camp as ruled by unalterably. A day in the life of the soviet union ussr daily fashion. Each week we will explore different topics in soviet history, including the 1917 revolutions.
Seeking to challenge the conception of the soviet population as submissive and obsequious, the author details the limited rise of dissent during the postworld war ii period and explains why opposition did not coalesce further. Elena zubkova author of russia after the war goodreads. His russias war is to my limited knowledge the first account of the second world war from a soviet perspecive after the opening of russian archives. Elena zubkova has richly illustrated russian society as it painfully recovered from world war. Everyday life and the reconstruction of soviet russia during and after the great patriotic war, 19431948. Russias war by richard overy is a history of russias role in wwii. The death of the author and the birth of socialist realism university of toronto press, 2015 is an attempt to make sense of the paradigm shift that took place when modernism in russia gave way to stalinism. Dr filip slaveski shows how in the immediate aftermath of war the red army command struggled to contain the violence of soldiers against german civilians and, at the same time, feed and rebuild the country. In the book the british pm is a wonderfully weasley figure, william spencer, who is finally brought down. Aksiutin, yurii, khrushchevskaia ottepel i obshchestvennye nastroenia v sssr v. This is a select bibliography of post world war ii english language books including translations and journal articles about stalinism and the stalinist era of soviet history. Seeking to challenge the conception of the soviet population as submissive and obsequious, the author details the limited rise of dissent during the post. Hopes, illusions and disappointments, 19451957 new russian history 1 by elena zubkova, university of alabama university of alabama isbn. Nikita khrushchev and destalinization in the soviet union.
This chapter elaborates a thesis about the place of world war ii in soviet and postsoviet collective memory by illuminating the sources of the myth of the great patriotic war and the mechanisms. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading russia after the war. In russia after the cold war the editors provide an accessible and comprehensive survey of the state of russia at the end of the twentieth century, as it seeks to come to terms with its new status in the world community, the pressures and tensions arising from economic and social change and with the problems of ensuring a democratic future. Tatiana volokitina has, in line with elena zubkovas pioneering work on the incorporation of the baltic states into the soviet union, led several projects that, in a similar way by delving into the russian archives have yielded new perspective on the sovietization of. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Now at last we have a sweeping history of russia from the end of the war to the thaw by one of russia s most respected younger historians. Drawing on the resources of newly opened archives as well as the recent outpouring of published diaries and memoirs, elena zubkova presents a richly detailed portrayal of the basic conditions of peoples lives in soviet. The excludedbegging in the postwar soviet union cairn. Now at last we have a sweeping history of russia from the end of the war to the thaw by one of. Elena zubkova is the author of russia after the war 3. Thus, the postwar decades witnessed the growth of a veterans movement. For work that takes a more complex view of this divide, see e. Everyday life and the reconstruction of soviet russia during. This is a major account of the soviet occupation of postwar germany and the beginning of the cold war.
Everyday life and the reconstruction of soviet russia during and after the great patriotic war, 19431948 jones, jeffrey w. To put russia s wwii role into a proper perspective, the book also covers approximately a decade of soviet history before and after the war, making the period covered roughly the years of stalins rule. In the first part of the book, strategies of survival, zubkova describes the utter devastation of the russian countryside and the influx of returning war veterans. Zubkova the years of late stalinism are one of the murkiest periods in soviet history, best known to us through the voices of ehrenburg, khrushchev and solzhenitsyn. Jul 14, 2017 dozens of books try to explain putin and his russia. Bibliography of stalinism and the soviet union wikipedia. For instance, the recent book by cotten seiler, republic of drivers. Stalins doctrine of price reductions during the second world war. Everyday life and the reconstruction of soviet russia during and after the great patriotic war. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Aug 01, 1998 elena zubkovas study of the soviet union, russia after the war, was one of the groundbreaking texts that emerged with the new access to government sources after the dissolution of the state. Hopes, illusions and disappointments, 19451957 by elena zubkova looks at reconstruction from the bottomup through the lens of soviet public opinion. The years of late stalinism are one of the murkiest periods in soviet history, best known to us through the voices of ehrenburg, khrushchev, and solzhenitsyn.
Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the after the war, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Everyday life and the reconstruction of soviet russia. Consisting of six chapters, professor siegelbaums book covers a wide range of topics, from the early development of the technology and the arrangements for its production, to the construction of roads and the supporting. Elena zubkova s russia after the war does much the same for the period she covers. If, during the contingencies of war, stalins deputies had been allowed greater leeway. Multiple entries by the same authors, editors, or institution also require the use of a 3em dash instead of. When relevant, the russian is provided here for further context. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It provides the first indepth account of the early postwar era, and the best analysis to date of the wars. Hopes, illusions, and disappointments her examination of the late stalin years is the first indepth account of the early postwar era. Politics, society and revolutionary culture in saratov, 19171922. Dr filip slaveski shows how in the immediate aftermath of war the red army command struggled to contain the violence of soldiers against german civilians. Various aspects of begging after the war have been discussed by historians but.
Published by cornell university press qualls, karl d. Cars for comrades is a kind of total history of the automobile and car culture in the soviet union, one that is exhaustively researched and engagingly written. Graduate seminar on the history and historiography of the. Drawing on the resources of newly opened archives as well as the recent outpouring of published diaries and memoirs, elena zubkova presents a richly detailed portrayal of the basic conditions of peoples. Dec 22, 2017 i actually have a day in the life of the soviet union, which is very interesting. One sees the latters origins in reasserting an old order at home, shaken to its very roots, as much as girding the battlements against an outside enemy beating at the gate. To put russias wwii role into a proper perspective, the book also covers approximately a decade of soviet history before and after the war, making the period covered roughly the years of stalins rule. Graduate seminar on the history and historiography of the soviet union prof. Hopes, illusions and disappointments, 19451957 the new russian history kindle edition by zubkova, elena, university of alabama, university of alabama, university of alabama.
The retreat of globalization, the end of american dominance, and what we can do about. The cold war in american soviet historiography and the end jstor. I would like some book recommendations about things like education, research, fashion, production of clothing and household goods, music and culture, facilities for kids, etc. Elena zubkovas russia after the war does much the same for the period she covers. Hopes, illusions and disappointments, 19451957 by elena zubkova, 9780765602275, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This is a sweeping history of russia from the end of the war to the thaw by one of russias respected younger historians. The yeltsin legacy and the challenge of the future ellis, frank. She argues that the years 19411943 are under discussed, transforming the bolshevik framework but laying the groundwork for its collapse. The years of late stalinism are one of the murkiest periods in soviet history, best known to us through the voices of ehrenburg, khrushchev and solzhenitsyn. Building on my recent work, 22 zubkova, s protianutoi rukoi. Drawing on the resources of newly opened archives as well as the recent outpouring of published diaries and memoirs, elena zubkova presents a richly detailed portrayal of the basic conditions of peoples lives in soviet russia from 1945 to 1957. Thomas lahusen, how life writes the book postwar yoram gorlizki and oleg khlevniuk, cold peace david joravsky, lysenko affair elena zubkova, russia after the war nikolai krementsov, the cure vladimir kozlov, mass uprisings in the ussr yitzhak m. Hopes, illusions, and disappointments, 19451957 smith, gordon, ed. The second world war and the fate of the bolshevik revolution princeton, n.
Urban identity in soviet sevastopol after world war ii. Tatiana volokitina has, in line with elena zubkovas pioneering work on the incorporation of the baltic states into the soviet union, led several projects that, in a similar way by delving into the russian archives have yielded new perspective on the sovietization of the eastern european states after world war ii. Russia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries flashcards. Hopes, illusions and disappointments, 19451957 by university of alabama press staff and elena zubkova 1998, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Hopes, illusions, and disappointments, 19451957 armonk, ny. This is a sweeping history of russia from the end of the war to the thaw by one of russia s respected younger historians. On the effects of khrushchevs secret speech and the destalinization process on soviet society, see the archivebased studies of zubkova, elena, russia after the war. If there are multiple entries by the same authors, put them in alphabetical order by title. Eric duskins stalinist reconstruction and the confirmation of a new elite, 19451953 covers how a new technocratic and professional elite emerged out of the war and became the new managers of the soviet state.
Brudny, reinventing russia stephen kotkin, armageddon averted amir weiner, making sense of war. Elena zubkovas study of the soviet union, russia after the war, was one of the groundbreaking texts that emerged with the new access to government sources after the dissolution of the state. After the long hiatus that followed such classics as alexander werths russia at war, and after the wave of research on late stalinism looked at the war years largely from the perspective of their impact on postwar society, more and more historians are now starting to explore the war itself. Multiple entries by the same authors, editors, or institution also require the use of a 3em dash. Back to 5 another recent book on soviet automobiles more for the nonacademic enthusiast, but still thoroughly worthwhile indirectly highlights another of these contradictions, unexplored by siegelbaum.
Dozens of books try to explain putin and his russia. Indeed, her examination of the late stalin years reinforces many of the conclusions reached in recent studies of the thirties. Hopes, illusions, and disappointments, 19451957, armonk 1998. A cultural history of automobility in america chicago, 2008.
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