A Normal Totalitarian Society
Author | : Vladimir Shlapentokh |
Publisher | : M.E. Sharpe |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2001 |
ISBN-10 | : 1563244721 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781563244728 |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Normal Totalitarian Society written by Vladimir Shlapentokh and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2001 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study analyzes the ordinary functioning of the Soviet system from Stalin's death through the Soviet collapse and Russia's first post-Soviet decade. Without overlooking the USSR's repressive character, the author treats it as a "normal" system that employed socialist and nationalist ideologies.