Soviet Culture and Power: A History in Documents, 1917-1953

A history of Soviet repression of cultural and artistic life, based on remarkable archival documents never published in English before

Leaders of the Soviet Union, Stalin chief among them, well understood the power of art, and their response was to attempt to control and directit in every way possible. This book examines Soviet cultural politics from the Revolution to Stalin's death in 1953. Drawing on a wealth of newly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300106467
• ISBN13: 9780300106466
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 578 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.7" x 9.4"