Being Soviet: Identity, Rumour, and Everyday Life Under Stalin, 1939-1953

by Timothy Johnston

Being Soviet adopts a refreshing and innovative approach to the crucial years between 1939 and 1953 in the USSR. It addresses two of the key recent debates concerning Stalinism: 'what was the logic and language of Soviet power?' and 'how did ordinary citizens relate to Soviet power?' In relation to the first debate, Timothy Johnston shifts the focus away from Russian nationalism onto Soviet identity which, in relation to the outside world, provided...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199604037
• ISBN13: 9780199604036
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"