Popular Opinion In Stalins Russia Terror Propaganda And Dissent 1934 1941

Author : Sarah Rosemary Davies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521566766
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Opinion in Stalin's Russia written by Sarah Rosemary Davies and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-10-02 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1934 and 1941 Stalin unleashed what came to be known as the 'Great Terror' against millions of Soviet citizens. The same period also saw the 'Great Retreat', the repudiation of many of the aspirations of the Russian Revolution. The response of ordinary Russians to the extraordinary events of this time has been obscure. Sarah Davies's study uses NKVD and party reports, letters and other evidence to show that, despite propaganda and repression, dissonant public opinion was not extinguished. The people continued to criticise Stalin and the Soviet regime, and complain about particular policies. The book examines many themes, including attitudes towards social and economic policy, the terror, and the leader cult, shedding light on a hugely important part of Russia's social, political, and cultural history.

Author : Sarah Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Opinion in Stalin's Russia: Terror, Propaganda and Dissent, 1934-1941 written by Sarah Davies and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1934 and 1941 Stalin unleashed what came to be known as the 'Great Terror' against millions of Soviet citizens. This book is a study of how ordinary Russians experienced life during this period.

Author : Robert W. Thurston
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300074420
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Life and Terror in Stalin's Russia, 1934-1941 written by Robert W. Thurston and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining Stalin's reign of terror, this text argues that the Soviet people were not simply victims but also actors in the violence, criticisms and local decisions of the 1930s. It suggests that more believed in Stalin's quest to eliminate internal enemies than were frightened by it.

Author : Sarah Davies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521851046
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stalin written by Sarah Davies and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent declassification of a substantial portion of Stalin's archive has made possible this fundamental new assessment of the controversial Soviet leader. Leading international experts accordingly challenge many assumptions about Stalin from his early life in Georgia to the Cold War years--with contributions ranging across the political, economic, social, cultural, ideological and international history of the Stalin era. The volume provides a more profound understanding of Stalin's power and one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century.

Author : O. Velikanova
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137030755
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Perceptions of Soviet Politics in the 1920s written by O. Velikanova and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-01-28 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first study of popular opinions in Soviet society in the 1920s. These voices which made the Russian revolution characterize reactions to mobilization politics: patriotic militarizing campaigns, the tenth anniversary of the revolution and state attempts to unite the nation around a new Soviet identity.

Author : Sarah Davies
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521616539
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stalin written by Sarah Davies and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-09-08 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The recent declassification of a substantial portion of Stalin's archive has made possible this fundamental new assessment of the controversial Soviet leader. Leading international experts accordingly challenge many assumptions about Stalin from his early life in Georgia to the Cold War years--with contributions ranging across the political, economic, social, cultural, ideological and international history of the Stalin era. The volume provides a more profound understanding of Stalin's power and one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century.

Author : Miriam Dobson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134086776
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading Primary Sources written by Miriam Dobson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-09-03 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does the historian approach primary sources? How do interpretations differ? How can they be used to write history? Reading Primary Sources goes a long way to providing answers for these questions. In the first part of this unique volume, the chapters give an overview of both traditional and new methodological approaches to the use of sources, analyzing the way that these have changed over time. The second part gives an overview of twelve different types of written sources, including letters, opinion polls, surveillance reports, diaries, novels, newspapers, and dreams, taking into account the huge expansion in the range of written primary sources used by historians over the last thirty years. This book is an up-to-date introduction into the historical context of these different genres, the ways they should be read, the possible insights and results these sources offer and the pitfalls of their interpretation. All of the chapters push the reader beyond a conventional understanding of source texts as mere "reflections" of a given reality, instead fostering an understanding of how each of the various genres has to be seen as a medium in its own right. Taking examples of sources from around the globe, and also including a student-friendly further reading section, this is the perfect companion for every student of history who wants to engage with sources.

Author : B. McLoughlin
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230523935
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stalin’s Terror written by B. McLoughlin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2002-12-11 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British, Irish, Russian, American, German and Austrian contributors examine the intricate nature of the mass repression unleashed by the Stalinist leader of the USSR during 1937-38. The first part of the collection deals with annihilation policies against the Soviet elite and the Communist International. The second section of the volume looks at mass operations of the secret police (NKVD) against social outcasts, Poles and other 'hostile' ethnic groups. The final section comprises micro-studies about targeted victim groups among the general population.

Author : Harold Shukman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135760853
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Redefining Stalinism written by Harold Shukman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1879 in Georgia, Stalin joined the Bolsheviks under Lenin in 1903 and became General Secretary of the Communist Party in 1922. These edited papers reassess the deeds, policies and legacy of a man who was responsible for innumerable deaths and untold human misery.

Author : Malcolm L. G. Spencer
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319946463
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stalinism and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939–40 written by Malcolm L. G. Spencer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an illuminating bridge between the political and social dimensions of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40. The conflict represented a significant crisis for the Soviet Union, inspiring international condemnation and a significant loss of face for its supporters, both at home and abroad. The focus of this study is not upon the military dynamics of the war, but upon its ability to influence events, interpretations and interactions between agents and institutions within the Soviet Union and the wider international communist movement. Through original archival research, this book considers the ways in which the Soviet leadership reacted to the crisis, the tools at its disposal, and the effectiveness with which it managed to manipulate and control the spread of information through official and unofficial channels. It contributes to a more complete and complex picture of the inter-related nature of Soviet politics, propaganda and mass media in this period.