{"product_id":"life-in-stalins-soviet-union-9781474285513","title":"Life in Stalins Soviet Union","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKees Boterbloem \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of History at the University of South Florida, USA. He is the author of nine books on Russian, Soviet and World History, including \u003ci\u003eA History of Russia and Its Empire \u003c\/i\u003e(2nd edition, 2018), \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of Andrei Zhdanov, 1896-1948 \u003c\/i\u003e(2004) and \u003ci\u003eLife and Death under Stalin\u003c\/i\u003e (1999). He was, from 2008 to 2018, editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eThe Historian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife in Stalin’s Soviet Union \u003c\/i\u003eis a welcome addition to the volumes currently available for teaching the history of Stalinism. While earlier collections tend to focus on the 1930s, many of the chapters in this work chart the full period of Stalinist rule, from the late 1920s to 1953. * Canadian Slavonic Papers *\u003cbr\u003eA popular interpretation of the Soviet Union in the West, particularly from the 1950s to the 1960s, emphasized the totalitarian nature of a communist regime that strictly controlled the daily lives of its citizens. Written for a general readership, Life in Stalin’s Soviet Union, edited by Kees Boterbloem, successfully challenges such a historiographical approach by highlighting the many strategies Soviet citizens used to circumvent, even defy, such a regimented and brutal government and, by the same token, recover some of their freedom. * Histoire sociale\/Social History *\u003cbr\u003eKees Boterbloem brings together a formidable cast of first-rate scholars for this study of daily life in Stalinist Russia. The result is an extremely impressive book that offers cutting-edge research with a remarkably wide scope. Its focus lies at the intersection of everyday life and the horrors of Stalinism, to which Soviet citizens were subjected for decades. This remarkable book helps us to see what it was to live in Stalinist Russia; I can think of no other text that does this as effectively. * Erik van Ree, Assistant Professor of Eastern European Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands *\u003cbr\u003eWith contributions from some of the most original and insightful historians of the Soviet Union, this volume demonstrates how the cataclysmic changes unleashed by Stalin impacted the daily lives of ordinary Soviet citizens. It is a story of brutal transformations and heroic resilience. * Jeffrey Veidlinger, Professor of History and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, USA. *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations List of Contributors Introduction, \u003ci\u003eKees Boterbloem (University of South Florida, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 1. The End of the Russian Peasants under Stalin, \u003ci\u003eKees Boterbloem (University of South Florida, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 2. Food Consumption, Diet and Famines, \u003ci\u003eElena Osokina (University of South Carolina, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 3. The Cities: Urbanization and Modern Life, \u003ci\u003eHeather Dehaan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Binghamton University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 4. On the Margins: Social Dislocation and Criminality in the Soviet Union from the 1930s to the 1950s, \u003ci\u003eDavid Shearer (University of Delaware, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 5. The \u003ci\u003eGulag\u003c\/i\u003e under Stalin, \u003ci\u003eGolfo Alexopoulos (University of South Florida, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 6. Private Ivan’s Life and Fate: Daily Life in Stalin’s Red Army during the \"Great Patriotic War\", \u003ci\u003eKenneth Slepyan\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e(Transylvania University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 7. The History of Disability during Stalinism, \u003ci\u003eFrances Bernstein (Drew University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 8. Gender and Sexuality, \u003ci\u003eAmy Randall (Santa Clara University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 9. The Educational Experience in Stalin’s Russia, 1931-1945, \u003ci\u003eLarry E. Holmes (University of South Alabama, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 10. A Year of Celebrations in the Life of a Soviet Student, \u003ci\u003eKaren Petrone (University of Kentucky, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 11. Soviet People’s Informal Interactions with Officials of the Stalin-Era Party-State, \u003ci\u003eJames Heinzen (Rowan University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e 12. The Religious Front: Militant Atheists and Militant Believers, \u003ci\u003eGregory Freeze (Brandeis University, USA)\u003c\/i\u003e  Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084950434135,"sku":"9781474285513","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474285513.jpg?v=1762207685","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/life-in-stalins-soviet-union-9781474285513","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}