The Soviet sixties
Hornsby, Robert, 1979-2023
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Beginning with the death of Stalin in 1953, the 'sixties' era in the Soviet Union was just as vibrant and transformative as in the West. The ideological romanticism of the revolutionary years was revived, with renewed emphasis on egalitarianism, equality, and the building of a communist utopia. Mass terror was reined in, great victories were won in the space race, Stalinist cultural dogmas were challenged, and young people danced to jazz and rock and roll. Robert Hornsby examines this remarkable and surprising period, showing that, even as living standards rose, aspects of earlier days endured. Censorship and policing remained tight, and massacres during protests in Tbilisi and Novocherkassk, alongside invasions of Hungary and Czechoslovakia, showed the limits of reform.
Main title:
The Soviet sixties / Robert Hornsby.
Author:
Hornsby, Robert, 1979-, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
xi, 472 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300250527 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
947.085
Language:
English
BRN:
2646623