The Soviet Sixties

Author : Robert Hornsby
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300250525
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Soviet Sixties written by Robert Hornsby and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of a remarkable era of reform, controversy, optimism, and Cold War confrontation in the Soviet Union Beginning with the death of Stalin in 1953, the "sixties" era in the Soviet Union was just as vibrant and transformative as in the West. The ideological romanticism of the revolutionary years was revived, with renewed emphasis on egalitarianism, equality, and the building of a communist utopia. Mass terror was reined in, great victories were won in the space race, Stalinist cultural dogmas were challenged, and young people danced to jazz and rock and roll. Robert Hornsby examines this remarkable and surprising period, showing that, even as living standards rose, aspects of earlier days endured. Censorship and policing remained tight, and massacres during protests in Tbilisi and Novocherkassk, alongside invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, showed the limits of reform. The rivalry with the United States reached perhaps its most volatile point, friendship with China turned to bitter enmity, and global decolonization opened up new horizons for the USSR in the developing world. These tumultuous years transformed the lives of Soviet citizens and helped reshape the wider world.

Author : Denis Kozlov
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442618957
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Thaw written by Denis Kozlov and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2013-09-20 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period from Stalin’s death in 1953 to the end of the 1960s marked a crucial epoch in Soviet history. Though not overtly revolutionary, this era produced significant shifts in policies, ideas, language, artistic practices, daily behaviours, and material life. It was also during this time that social, cultural, and intellectual processes in the USSR began to parallel those in the West (and particularly in Europe) as never before. This volume examines in fascinating detail the various facets of Soviet life during the 1950s and 1960s, a period termed the ‘Thaw.’ Featuring innovative research by historical, literary, and film scholars from across the world, this book helps to answer fundamental questions about the nature and ultimate fortune of the Soviet order – both in its internal dynamics and in its long-term and global perspectives.

Author : Anne E. Gorsuch
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253009499
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Socialist Sixties written by Anne E. Gorsuch and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A very engaging collection of essays that adds much to an evolving literature on the social history of the Soviet Union and broader socialist societies.” —Choice The 1960s have reemerged in scholarly and popular culture as a protean moment of cultural revolution and social transformation. In this volume socialist societies in the Second World (the Soviet Union, East European countries, and Cuba) are the springboard for exploring global interconnections and cultural cross-pollination between communist and capitalist countries and within the communist world. Themes explored include flows of people and media; the emergence of a flourishing youth culture; sharing of songs, films, and personal experiences through tourism and international festivals; and the rise of a socialist consumer culture and an esthetics of modernity. Challenging traditional categories of analysis and periodization, this book brings the sixties problematic to Soviet studies while introducing the socialist experience into scholarly conversations traditionally dominated by First World perspectives.

Author : Marko Dumančić
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1487531842
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Men Out of Focus written by Marko Dumančić and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Men Out of Focus charts conversations and polemics about masculinity in Soviet cinema and popular media during the liberal period--often described as "The Thaw"--between the death of Stalin in 1953 and the invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The book shows how the filmmakers of the long 1960s built stories around male protagonists who felt disoriented by a world that was becoming increasingly suburbanized, rebellious, consumerist, household-oriented, and scientifically complex. The dramatic tension of 1960s cinema revolved around the male protagonists' inability to navigate the challenges of postwar life. Selling over three billion tickets annually, the Soviet film industry became a fault line of postwar cultural contestation. By examining both the discussions surrounding the period's most controversial movies as well as the cultural context in which these debates happened, the book captures the official and popular reactions to the dizzying transformations of Soviet society after Stalin."--

Author : Alexander Werth
Publisher : London : R. Hale [1961]
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Khrushchev Phase written by Alexander Werth and published by London : R. Hale [1961]. This book was released on 1961 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politisk og kulturhistorisk fremstilling af Khrushchevs Rusland og dets forhold til Vesten og især USA. Bogen afviger med sin optimistiske friskhed fra andre bøger om samme emne.

Author : Ervin Laszlo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy in the Soviet Union written by Ervin Laszlo and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Leonard Freedman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Issues of the Sixties written by Leonard Freedman and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Max Hayward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Soviet Literature in the Sixties written by Max Hayward and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William J. Pomeroy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Half a Century of Socialism written by William J. Pomeroy and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ervin Laszlo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy in the Soviet Union. A Survey of the Mid-sixties. Compiled and Edited by Ervin Laszlo. [Articles by Various Authors.]. written by Ervin Laszlo and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: