Soviet State and Society Under Nikita Khrushchev (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Ilic, Melanie; Smith, Jeremy

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the social and cultural impact of the 'thaw' in Cold War relations, decision-making and policy formation in the Soviet Union under Nikita Khrushchev. With individual case studies exploring key aspects of Khrushchev's period of office, it offers an important new perspective on the Khrushchev era.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. April 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134023639
• Artikelnr.: 43070065

Autorenporträt

Melanie Ilic is Reader in History at the University of Gloucestershire and Research Fellow at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, The University of Birmingham. Jeremy Smith is Senior Lecturer in Russian History at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, The University of Birmingham.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Melanie Ilic 1. The 1961 Party Programme and the Fate of
Khrushchev's Reforms Alexander Titov 2. Khrushchev's Promise to Eliminate
the Urban Housing Shortage: Rights, Rationality and the Communist Future
Mark B. Smith 3. The 1957 Moscow Youth Festival: Propagating a New,
Peaceful Image of the Soviet Union Pia Koivunen 4. The Scientist, the
Pedagogue and the Party Official: Interest Groups, Public Opinion and
Decision-making in the 1958 Education Reform Laurent Coumel 5. Lone Mothers
and Fatherless Children: Public Discourse on Marriage and Family Law
Helene Carlbäck 6. What did Women Want? Khrushchev and the Revival of the
Zhensovety Melanie Ilic 7. Dismantling Stalin's Fortress: Soviet Trade
Unions in the Khrushchev Era Junbae Jo 8. The Changing Face of Repression
under Khrushchev Julie Elkner 9. Voicing Discontent: Political Dissent from
the Secret Speech to Khrushchev's Ouster Robert Hornsby 10. The Soviet
Military at Novocherkassk: The Apex of Military Professionalism in the
Khrushchev Era? Joshua Andy. Select Bibliography. Index