The voice of the people
Subtitle: letters from the Soviet village, 1918-1932
By: C.J. Storella and A.K. Sokolov ; documents translated by C.J. Storella
Contributors: Sokolov, A. K.
Series: Annals of communism
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 425
ISBN-13: 9780300112337
Subjects: Correspondence; Communism; Peasants; Villages; Sources; Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ gazeta; Economic policy; Social conditions; Rural conditions; Land reform; Collectivization of agriculture; History
Description: "This book presents the first comprehensive collection in English of peasant writings during the early years of the Bolshevik regime. Drawn entirely from Russian archival sources, it features more than 150 previously unpublished letters addressed to newspapers, government officials, and Communist Party leaders. The letters and accompanying commentary result in a unique history of the Soviet peasantry's engagement and struggle with a powerful state, enabling readers to hear the voice of a social class that throughout history has too often been rendered voiceless." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Revolution and War Communism; title: The Old Village and the New Economic Policy; title: Smychka : The Bond between City and Village; title: Was Society Transformed?; title: People and Power; title: Whither Socialism?; title: The Great Break.