In this Book
- Political Humor under Stalin: An Anthology of Unofficial Jokes and Anecdotes
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Slavica Publishers
summary
"Political Humor under Stalin" is an anthology of jokes, wisecracks, and satire from the Soviet 1930s and 40s that provides a glimpse of everyday dissembling and dissent in one of the modern world s most repressive societies. More than merely a joke book, it offers no less than a folkloric counter-narrative to the official history of the USSR, as well as a ground-breaking discussion of the culture of joke-telling under Stalin.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Terms and Acronyms
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-26
- The New Economic Policy
- pp. 35-50
- Stalin's Revolution from Above
- pp. 51-62
- Collectivization
- pp. 63-74
- Industrialization
- pp. 75-86
- Everyday Life
- pp. 87-106
- The Great Terror
- pp. 107-120
- Storm Clouds Gather
- pp. 121-132
- The Great Patriotic War
- pp. 133-138
- The Early Postwar Years
- pp. 139-144
Additional Information
ISBN
9780893578510
Related ISBN(s)
9780893573515
MARC Record
OCLC
835520157
Pages
168
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No