Symbols of power
Subtitle: the esthetics of political legitimation in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
By: edited by Claes Arvidsson and Lars Erik Blomqvist.
Contributors: Arvidsson, Claes, 1953-; Blomqvist, Lars Erik, 1942-
Publisher: Almqvist & Wiksell International
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Stockholm, Sweden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); Symbolism in politics -- Soviet Union.; Symbolism in politics -- Europe, Eastern.; Soviet Union -- Politics and government.; Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Table of contents: title: The origins of Soviet ritual style / Richard Stites; title: Symbols and rituals in the People's democracies during the cold war / Anders Åman; title: Ritualized language / Leonard Neuger & Bronisław Świderski; title: Secularization of ideology / Kjell Magnusson; title: From ideology to political religion / Christel Lane; title: Law as an ornament of power / Anders Fogelklou; title: Soviet TV news / Kristian Gerner; title: Icons and Soviet art / Ulf Abel; title: The national festival "Song to Romania" / Anca Giurchescu; title: Symbols, rituals, and political legitimation / Daniel Tarschys.