Culture and Entertainment in Wartime Russia Contributor(s): Stites, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253209498 ISBN-13: 9780253209498 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1995 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: 947.084 |
LCCN: 94027315 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 224 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This lively and often moving collection of essays is an important contribution to Western scholarship on Soviet society and culture during the Second World War. . . . [a] straightforward but lively description of cultural life, unhampered by excessive interpretation or cultural theory. For all those who love Russia's cultural heritage, these essays cast a welcome spotlight on some of the people and pockets of life from that tragic but compelling time. --Canadian Slavonic Papers Enjoyable to read and accessible to the nonspecialist, Culture and Entertainment is not only an indispensable addition to any Soviet studies library but will prove valuable to anyone interested in or teaching courses on World War II, propaganda and popular culture, homefront politics, or the interacation between cultural creation and governmental power. --Journal of Modern History This comprehensive recollection of articles goes beyond cultural history, and provides an original approach to the study of war. War, we learn, is fought on many fronts, and the cultural one should not be underestimated. --SAIS Review . . . takes the reader to the heart of the patriotic struggle, to the cultural and spiritual imperatives that roused Russian resistance. --Canadian Military History This collection . . . furthers knowledge of Soviet high and popular culture, and also demonstrates the extremely important role that cultural productions played in helping to maintain Soviet spirits in the midst of the Nazi onslaught. --Choice This anthology of scholarly articles provides surprising insights into Soviet cultural propaganda during the Great Patriotic War. --War, Literature and the Arts
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