Censorship in Soviet Literature, 1917-1991 Contributor(s): Ermolaev, Herman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847683222 ISBN-13: 9780847683222 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $61.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: In the first comprehensive picture of Soviet literary censorship, Herman Ermolaev highlights the aims of censorship and its evolution during shifts in Communist Party policy. He draws on a great variety of primary and secondary sources, including over 200 literary works; the Soviet government's decrees on censorship and publishing; books and articles on censorship; political and historical writings; and personal correspondences with writers, editors, and a former high-ranking Glavlit official. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union - Political Science | Comparative Politics |
Dewey: 891.709 |
LCCN: 96009474 |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.77" W x 8.88" (1.00 lbs) 346 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
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Publisher Description: In the first comprehensive picture of Soviet literary censorship, Herman Ermolaev highlights the aims of censorship and its evolution during shifts in Communinist Party policy. He draws on a great variety of primary and secondary sources, including over 200 literary works; the Soviet government's decrees on censorship and publishing; books and articles on censorship; political and historical writings; and personal correspondences with writers, editors, and a former high-ranking Glavlit official. Censorship in Soviet Literature will interest scholars of Soviet literature, politics, history, and culture and provides an excellent reference on Soviet literary censorship. |