Political humor under Stalin
Subtitle: an anthology of unofficial jokes and anecdotes
By: edited and with an introduction by David Brandenberger.
Contributors: Brandenberger, David.
Publisher: Slavica Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bloomington, IN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780893573515
Subjects: Communism -- Soviet Union -- Humor; Russian wit and humor -- Translations into English; Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953 -- Humor; Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1917-1936 -- Humor
Genres: Humor; Translations into English
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Unofficial jokes and anecdotes of the Stalin era; title: The revolution, civil war and "war communism"; title: The new economic policy; title: Stalin's revolution from above; title: Collectivization; title: Industrialization; title: Everyday life; title: The great terror; title: Storm clouds gather; title: The great patriotic war; title: The early postwar years; title: Appendix: jokes from the Harvard Project on the Soviet Social System.