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The Dilemmas of Destalinisation A Social and Cultural History of Reform in the Khrushchev Era (Basees Curzon Series on Russian & East European Studies)

By Polly Jones

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0415345146, 9780415345149, 9780203536957
LCC
DK274 .D52 2006
Open Library ID
OL17154423M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1613106 bytes)
Edition
1st ed
Pages
272\297
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The Khrushchev era is increasingly seen as a period in its own right, and not just as 'post-Stalinism' or a forerunner of subsequent 'thaws' and 'reform from within'. This book provides a comprehensive history of reform in the period, focusing especially on social and cultural developments. Since the opening of the former Soviet archives, much new information has become available casting light on how far official policies correlated with popular views. Overall the book appraises how far 'Destalinization' went; and whether developments in the period represented a real desire for reform, or rather an attempt to fortify the Soviet system, but on different lines.

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