Red Arctic - Polar Exploration Myth of North in Soviet Union, 1932 1939

Zusatztext A probing and thoroughly engrossing account. Professor McCannon makes judicious use of once secret Russian archives to produce a fascinating study of one of the most neglected aspects of Soviet history in the pre-World War II Stalin era. Informationen zum Autor John McCannon is Assistant Professor of History at Norwich University. Klappentext A work of refreshing originality and vivid appeal! Red Arctic tells the story of Stalinist Russia's massive campaign to explore and develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. Author John McCannon recounts the dramatic stories of the polar expeditions--conducted by foot! ship! and plane--that were the pride of Stalinist Russia! in order to expose the reality behind them: chaotic blunders! bureaucratic competition! and the eventual rise of the Gulag as the dominant force in the North. Red Arctic also traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade! making use of memoirs! films! radio broadcasts! children's books! and cultural ephemera ranging from placards to postage stamps to show how Russia's "Arctic Myth" became an integral part of the overall socialist-realist aesthetic that animated Stalinist culture throughout the 1930s. Zusammenfassung This text explores Stalinist Russia's campaign to develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. The author exposes the reality behind the polar expeditions, and traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade, making use of memoirs and other cultural ephemera.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: Footholds in the North: The Russians in the Arctic, 1500-1932


• 2: Thge Commissariat of Ice: The Rise of Glavsevmorput


• 3: Days of Glory: The Major Expeditions, 1932-1939


• 4: "From Victory to Victory": The Myth of the Arctic in Soviet Culture


• 5: Between Rhetoric and Reality: Manufacturing the Arctic Myth


• 6: Polestar Descending: Glavsevmorput in Decline, 1936-1939


• Conclusion


• Bibliography


• Notes

Info autore

John McCannon is Assistant Professor of History at Norwich University.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John McCannon, John (Assistant Professor of History Mccannon, McCannon John
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 21.05.1998
• EAN: 9780195114362
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511436-2
• Pagine: 256
• Serie: Oxford University Press
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Cultural Studies, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, HISTORY / Polar Regions, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Geographical discovery & exploration, Geographical discovery and exploration, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Central / national / federal government policies, Arctic regions, Central government policies, History of other geographical groupings and regions, History of other lands, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet, HISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era