Everyday Stalinism

by Petrov, Victor

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Title Statements

Full title :Everyday Stalinism / Victor Petrov.

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 poor' 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. Fitzpatrick'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:1 online resource : : text file, PDF

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781912281428, 1912281422, 9781351350433, 1351350439
oclc:ocn993451330
LC Classification:JC480
Dewey Decimal:320.53

Cover Page; Titlepage; Copyright; The Macat Library; Critical Thinking and Everyday Stalinism; About the Author of the Original Work; Dedication; Ways in to The Text; What Does Everyday Stalinism Say?; Why Does Everyday Stalinism Matter?; 1 Influences; Module 1 The Author and the Historical Context; Key Points; Why Read This Text?; Author's Life; Author's Background; Module 2 Academic Context; Key Points; The Work in its Context; Overview of the Field; Academic Influences; Module 3 The Problem; Key Points; Core Question; The Participants; The Contemporary Debate.

Module 4 The Author's ContributionKey Points; Author's Aims; Approach; Contribution in Context; 2 Ideas; Module 5 Main Ideas; Key Points; Key Themes; Exploring the Ideas; Language and Expression; Module 6 Secondary Ideas; Key Points; Other Ideas; Exploring the Ideas; Overlooked; Module 7 Achievement; Key Points; Assessing the Argument; Achievement in Context; Limitations; Module 8 Place in the Author's Work; Key Points; Positioning; Integration; Significance; 3 Impact; Module 9 The First Responses; Key Points; Criticism; Responses; Conflict and Consensus; Module 10 The Evolving Debate.

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Subjects

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries Economic history Fitzpatrick, Sheila Manners and customs Soviet Union Soviet Union -- Economic conditions -- … Soviet Union -- Social life and customs… URSS -- Conditions économiques -- 1917-… URSS -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 1917-1970