Bolsheviks and the Bottle
Subtitle: Drink and Worker Culture in St. Petersburg, 1900-1929
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: June 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780875802640
Subjects: Alcoholism; Customs; European history: from c 1900 -; Marxism & Communism; Revolutions & coups; Urban communities; First World War, 1914-1918; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; c 1900 - c 1914; History: World; Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects); Social Situations And Conditions; Working class; History; Sociology; Social History; Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe); Russia (Federation); Customs & Traditions; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Drinking of alcoholic beverage; 20th century; Drinking of alcoholic beverages; Saint Petersburg
Description: "This study of drinking provides insights into changes and continuities in everyday life among revolutionary St. Petersburg's workers. Drawing on a wide array of previously untapped sources, Phillips sheds fresh light on issues of revolutionary change, class, and gender as she probes the tenacious resiliency of alcohol-centered culture in the face of state efforts at prohibition.".

"Phillips's provocative argument that revolution simultaneously empowered both champions and opponents of drink among the working class will invigorate scholarly debate about worker culture in Russia. Bolsheviks and the Bottle will appeal to readers interested in alcohol studies, gender issues, working-class culture, and Russian history."--BOOK JACKET.