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Georgia after Stalin: Nationalism and Soviet power
Contributor(s): Blauvelt, Timothy K. (Editor), Smith, Jeremy (Editor)
ISBN: 1138945234     ISBN-13: 9781138945234
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $199.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union
- Social Science | Regional Studies
Dewey: 947.580
LCCN: 2015022433
Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.06 lbs) 214 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Russia
 
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This book explores events in Georgia in the years following Stalin's death in March 1953, especially the demonstrations of March 1956 and their brutal suppression, in order to illuminate the tensions in Georgia between veneration of the memory of Stalin, a Georgian, together with the associated respect for the Soviet system that he had created, and growing nationalism. The book considers how not just Stalin but also his wider circle of Georgians were at the heart of the Soviet system, outlines how greatly Stalin was revered in Georgia, and charts the rise of Khrushchev and his denunciation of Stalin. It goes on to examine the different strands of the rising Georgian nationalist movements, discusses the repressive measures taken against demonstrators, and concludes by showing how the repressions transformed a situation where Georgian nationalism, the honouring of Stalin's memory and the Soviet system were all aligned together into a situation where an increasingly assertive nationalist movement was firmly at odds with the Soviet Union.