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Of all of Soviet cultural myths, none was more resilient than the belief that the USSR had the world's greatest readers.

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"Readers seeking to understand the current turbulence in post-Soviet culture will be well served by Lovell's comprehensive study of the Soviet reading public." - Choice

"...a valuable account of the evolution of print culture under Soviet rule." - Slavic Review



Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations Introduction: Russia's Reading Myth The Creation of the Soviet Reader The Arrival of the New Reader: The Post-Stalin Period Reading Revitalized? The Perestroika Project and its Aftermath The Periodical Press: Background and Case Studies Reading in Post-Soviet Russia Conclusion Bibliography Index

The Russian Reading Revolution Print Culture in the Soviet and PostSoviet Eras Studies in Russia and East Europe

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      Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan UK
      Publication Date: 6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780312226015, 978-0312226015
      ISBN10: 0312226012
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      Communication studies Political science and theory Political structure and processes

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Of all of Soviet cultural myths, none was more resilient than the belief that the USSR had the world's greatest readers.

      Trade Review

      "Readers seeking to understand the current turbulence in post-Soviet culture will be well served by Lovell's comprehensive study of the Soviet reading public." - Choice

      "...a valuable account of the evolution of print culture under Soviet rule." - Slavic Review



      Table of Contents
      List of Abbreviations Introduction: Russia's Reading Myth The Creation of the Soviet Reader The Arrival of the New Reader: The Post-Stalin Period Reading Revitalized? The Perestroika Project and its Aftermath The Periodical Press: Background and Case Studies Reading in Post-Soviet Russia Conclusion Bibliography Index

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