Censorship in Soviet Literature, 1917-1991

Informationen zum Autor By Herman Ermolaev Klappentext In the first comprehensive picture of Soviet literary censorship, Herman Ermolaev highlights the aims of censorship and its evolution during shifts in Communist Party policy. He draws on a great variety of primary and secondary sources, including over 200 literary works; the Soviet government's decrees on censorship and publishing; books and articles on censorship; political and historical writings; and personal correspondences with writers, editors, and a former high-ranking Glavlit official. Zusammenfassung This study of Soviet censorship during its whole existence emphasizes textual changes made in literary works by official censorship and editorial boards. Covering the works of 80 writers! it groups censorial corrections to show the aims of censorship and its evolution in Communist Party policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Censorship in 1917-1931 - birth and maturation; censorship in 1932-1945 - intensification; censorship in 1946-1953 - the peak; censorship in 1953-1964 - the unstable thaw; censorship in 1965-1984 - the freeze; censorship in 1985-1991 - melting.

Product details

• Authors: Herman Ermolaev, Ermolaev Herman
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.11.1996
• EAN: 9780847683222
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-8322-2
• No. of pages: 346
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Far-left political ideologies and movements, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Ethical Issues: Censorship, Marxism & Communism, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period), POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet