| Tankograd: The Formation of a Soviet Company Town: Cheliabinsk, 1900s-1950s 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Samuelson, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349302643 ISBN-13: 9781349302642 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $132.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.12 lbs) 351 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A major production site of Soviet KV and T-34 tanks in WWII, the town of Cheliabinsk in the Urals was nicknamed 'Tankograd', its civilian machine-building factories swiftly converted to arms production. This book gives a social, economic and political panorama that describes everyday life in a typical Soviet company town during the Stalin era. |