Innocent Weapons: The Soviet and American Politics of Childhood in the Cold War

Figures 1.1. Nina Vatolina, “Thank You, Comrade Stalin, for Our Happy Childhood,” 1950 23 1.2. The playground at the American Exhibition in Sokolniki Park, Moscow, 1959 33 2.1. “Papa and Mama! Come out, I am done playing!” 1949 45 2.2. “Another Mouth,” 1956 47 2.3. “School,” 1956 48 2.4. “American Childhood,” 1966, and “Soviet Childhood,” 1960 49 2.5. “I Don’t Want My Children to Grow Up in Soviet Russia,” 1947 54 2.6. “Soviet Children Wait for the Capitalists,” 1957 59 2.7. “Can Russia Bury Our Children thru Education?” 1950s 61 2.8. “In the USSR: In the USA,” 1957 68 3.1. “This Godless Communism,” 1961 75 3.2. “Busy Hands,” 1958 83 4.1. Khrushchev with DOSAAF members, 1958 98 4.2. “Your Welfare Is Being Overshadowed,” 1956 107 4.3. Norman Rockwell, “Breakthrough for Freedom,” 1967 116 5.1. Ivan’s Childhood, 1962 133 5.2. Ordinary Fascism, 1965 138 5.3. Serezha, 1960 142 5.4. Someone Is Ringing, Open the Door, 1965 145 5.5. “Corn,” 1956 153 5.6. Welcome, or No Trespassing, 1964 157 6.1. “Dr. Spock Is Worried,” 1962 171 6.2. “1¼ Million Unborn Children Will Be Born,” 1960 174 6.3. “Is This What It’s Coming To?” 1962 176 6.4. “Nuclear Tests Cost Lives,” 1962 184 6.5. The “Daisy Spot,” 1964 191 7.1. “Your Family Awaits You, Chieu Hoi,” 1970 197 7.2. “The Returnee,” 1969 198 C.1. “How Russian Schools Compare with Ours,” 1969 216 Innocent Weapons This page intentionally left blank ...