Socialist fun : youth, consumption, and state-sponsored popular culture in the Soviet Union, 1945-1970 /

Socialist fun : youth, consumption, and state-sponsored popular culture in the Soviet Union, 1945-1970 /

"Most narratives depict Soviet Cold War cultural activities and youth groups as drab and dreary, militant and politicized. In this study Gleb Tsipursky challenges these stereotypes in a revealing portrayal of Soviet youth and state-sponsored popular culture. The primary local venues for Soviet...

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Main Author: Tsipursky, Gleb (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016.
Series:Series in Russian and East European studies.
Subjects:
1917-1989
Socialism > Social aspects > Soviet Union > History.
Consumption (Economics) > Soviet Union > History.
Popular culture > Soviet Union > History.
Cold War > Social aspects > Soviet Union.
Youth > Soviet Union > Societies and clubs > History.
Youth > Government policy > Soviet Union > History.
Youth > Soviet Union > Social life and customs.
Soviet Union > Relations > Western countries.
Western countries > Relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Social life and customs > 1917-1970.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Ideology, Enlightenment, and Entertainment : State-Sponsored Popular Culture, 1917-1946
  • Chapter 2. Ideological Reconstruction in the Cultural Recreation Network, 1947-1953
  • Chapter 3. Ideology and Consumption : Jazz and Western Dancing in the Cultural Network, 1948-1953
  • Chapter 4. State-Sponsored Popular Culture in the Early Thaw, 1953-1956
  • Chapter 5. Youth Initiative and the 1956 Youth Club Movement
  • Chapter 6. The 1957 International Youth Festival and the Backlash
  • Chapter 7. A Reformist Revival : Grassroots Club Activities and Youth Cafes, 1958-1964
  • Chapter 8. Ambiguity and Backlash : State-Sponsored Popular Culture, 1965-1970.

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