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v Acknowledgments vii Remarks on Transcription, Transliteration, and Quotations ix Introduction 1 1. Festival Culture in the Russian Empire 17 2. Inventing Soviet Festivals 31 3. Staging Soviet Celebrations 64 4. Celebrating Soviet Festivals 94 5. Comparing Soviet Celebrations 155 6. Transforming Soviet Festival Culture 180 Glossary 205 Notes 211 Bibliography 259 Index 313 Contents ...

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