Children's World: Growing Up in Russia, 1890-1991

by Catriona Kelly

How a country views its children reveals a great deal about that country. This landmark history of childhood in twentieth-century Russia presents an enthralling and detailed picture of a society where childhood was celebrated everywhere but children's real needs were often neglected by the state. Catriona Kelly, one of the foremost cultural historians of modern Russia, explores every aspect of children's lives, including the stresses and joys of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300112262
• ISBN13: 9780300112269
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 714 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.2" x 10.0"