{"product_id":"the-thaw-soviet-society-and-culture-during-the-1950s-and-1960s-paperback-softback-9781442628649","title":"The Thaw; Soviet Society and Culture During the 1950s and 1960s (Paperback \/ softback) 9781442628649","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Thaw\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSoviet Society and Culture During the 1950s and 1960s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDenis Kozlov (Author), Eleonory Gilburd (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442628649\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 September 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e524 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.4 x 3.3 cm, 0.76 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Kozlov and Gilburd have edited a fine new collection of essays on the Thaw era in Soviet history… All of these essays provide readers with a sophisticated understanding of the culture during this era.’\u003c\/p\u003e - W.B. Whisenhunt (Choice Magazine, vol 51:06:2014) ‘The book makes a crucial contribution to scholarly understanding of the Soviet Union after 1953… Kozlov and Gilburd’s introduction alone makes the book a must read…the volume will surely become a standard reference for scholars and students alike.’ - S.J. Huxtable (Slavonic \u0026amp; East European Review vol 92:04:2014) \u003cp\u003e‘The University of Toronto Press has done a very efficient job of producing a book that is a pleasure to handle…. It must be recommended to undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in Soviet history courses.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Mark B. Smith (Slavic Review vol 73:04:2014) \u003cp\u003e‘The book sets new standards for understanding the multiple developments during ‘The Thaw’, opens new manifold discussions, and gives the interested readers ideas for further research areas.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Carmen Scheide (The Russian Review vol 74:01:2015) \u003cp\u003e‘Kozlov and Gilburd are to be applauded for bringing together these articles; they will enrich historians’ understanding and inspire new work on this period.’\u003c\/p\u003e - David L. Hoffmann \u003cp\u003e‘This collection ought to become a go-to source for anyone researching and teaching this dynamic period… It is not only enlightening but also a pleasure to read.’\u003c\/p\u003e - Marko Dumancic (Cahiers du Monde Russe, vol 55:3-4:2014) \u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;#x2018;The Thaw is an important contribution to our knowledge about the Soviet 1950s and 1960s, and as such it will be of interest to a broad audience of scholars of Soviet history.\u0026amp;#x2019;\u003c\/p\u003e - Alexey Golubev (Left History vol 20:02:2017)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe period from Stalin’s death in 1953 to the end of the 1960s marked a crucial epoch in Soviet history. Though not overtly revolutionary, this era produced significant shifts in policies, ideas, language, artistic practices, daily behaviours, and material life. It was also during this time that social, cultural, and intellectual processes in the USSR began to parallel those in the West (and particularly in Europe) as never before.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume examines in fascinating detail the various facets of Soviet life during the 1950s and 1960s, a period termed the ‘Thaw.’ Featuring innovative research by historical, literary, and film scholars from across the world, this book helps to answer fundamental questions about the nature and ultimate fortune of the Soviet order – both in its internal dynamics and in its long-term and global perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eFigures and Tables\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchival Abbreviations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e  1 Denis Kozlov (Dalhousie University) and Eleonory Gilburd (New York University)\u003cbr\u003e  The Thaw as an Event in Russian History\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART I LOOKING BACK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  2 Katerina Clark (Yale University)\u003cbr\u003e  'Wait for Me and I Shall Return': The Early Thaw as a Reprise of Late Thirties Culture?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Marc Elie (CNRS-EHESS)\u003cbr\u003e  Khrushchev's Gulag: The Soviet Penitentiary System after Stalin's Death, 1953-1964\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Alan Barenberg (Texas Tech University)\u003cbr\u003e  From Prisoners to Citizens? Ex-Prisoners in Vorkuta during the Thaw\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Denis Kozlov\u003cbr\u003e  Remembering and Explaining the Terror during the Thaw: Soviet Readers of Ehrenburg and Solzhenitsyn in the 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Polly Jones (University of Oxford)\u003cbr\u003e  The Personal and the Political: Opposition to the \"Thaw\" and the Politics of Literary Identity in the 1950s and 1960s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART II LOOKING FORWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Michaela Pohl (Vassar College)\u003cbr\u003e  From White Grave to Tselinograd to Astana: The Virgin Lands Opening, Khrushchev's Forgotten First Reform\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Amir Weiner (Stanford University)\u003cbr\u003e  The Empires Pay a Visit: Gulag Returnees, East European Rebellions, and Soviet Frontier Politics\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Eleonory Gilburd (New York University)\u003cbr\u003e  The Revival of Soviet Internationalism in the Mid- to Late 1950s\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Larissa Zakharova (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales)\u003cbr\u003e  Soviet Fashion in the 1950s–1960s: Regimentation, Western Influences, and Consumption Strategies\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Oksana Bulgakowa (Johannes Gutenberg University)\u003cbr\u003e  Cine-Weathers: Soviet Thaw Cinema in the International Context\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Sheila Fitzpatrick (University of Chicago)\u003cbr\u003e  The Thaw in Retrospect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52676762370328,"sku":"9781442628649","price":29.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-thaw-soviet-society-and-culture-during-the-1950s-and-1960s-paperback-softback-9781442628649","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}