Everyday stalinism

by Petrov, Victor

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Title Statements

Full title :Everyday stalinism / Victor Petrov with Riley Quinn.

Summary

"How was the Soviet Union like a soup kitchen? In this important and highly revisionist work, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick explains that a reimagining of the Communist state as a provider of goods for the 'deserving poo©r'; can be seen as a powerful metaphor for understanding Soviet life as a whole. By positioning the state both as a provider and as a relief agency, Fitzpatrick establishes it as not so much a prison (the metaphor favoured by many of her predecessors), but more the agency that made possible a way of life. Fitzpatric©k';s real claim to originality, however, is to look at the relationship between the all-powerful totalitarian government and its own people from both sides--and to demonstrate that the Soviet people were not totally devoid of either agency or resources. Rather, they successfully developed practices that helped them to navigate everyday life at a time of considerable danger and multiple shortages. For many, Fitzpatrick shows, becoming an informer and reporting fellow citizens--even family and friends--to the state was a successful survival strategy. Fitzpatrick's work is noted mainly as an example of the critical thinking skill of reasoning; she marshals evidence and arguments to deliver a highly persuasive revisionist description of everyday life in Soviet time. However, her book has been criticized for the way in which it deals with possible counter-arguments, not least the charge that many of the interviewees on whose experiences she bases much of her analysis were not typical products of the Soviet system."--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:92 pages ; : [approximately 23-29] cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781912302543, 1912302543, 9781912128105, 1912128101
oclc:ocn993472489
LC Classification:HC335.3
Dewey Decimal:338.947

Subjects

Alltag Economic history Fitzpatrick, Sheila Manners and customs Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Economic conditions -- … Soviet Union -- Social life and customs… Sowjetunion Stalinismus URSS -- Conditions économiques -- 1917-… URSS -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 1917-1970