Title: Thaw
Description: "The period from Stalin's death in 1953 to the end of the 1960s marked a crucial epoch in Soviet history. Though not overtly revolutionary, this era produced significant shifts in policies, ideas, language, artistic practices, daily behaviours, and material life. It was also during this time that social, cultural, and intellectual processes in the USSR began to parallel those in the West (and particularly in Europe) as never before. This volume examines in fascinating detail the various facets of Soviet life during the 1950s and 1960s, a period termed the 'Thaw.' Featuring innovative research by historical, literary, and film scholars from across the world, this book helps to answer fundamental questions about the nature and ultimate fortune of the Soviet order - both in its internal dynamics and in its long-term and global perspectives."--Publisher website.
Subjects: Popular culture, soviet union, Soviet union, social life and customs, Soviet union, intellectual life, Soviet union, history, 1953-1991, Popular culture, History, Social life and customs, Intellectual life, Popular culture--history, Popular culture--soviet union--history--20th century, Culture populaire--histoire, Culture populaire--urss--histoire--20e siècle, Gesellschaft, Kultur, Popular culture--soviet union--history, Moeurs et coutumes, Vie intellectuelle, Histoire, Dk276 .t53 2013, 947.085, Culture populaire