Epic Revisionism - Russian History and Literature As Stalinist Propaganda

Klappentext Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution--figures such as Peter the Great! Ivan the Terrible! Alexander Pushkin! Leo Tolstoy! and Mikhail Lermontov--"Epic Revisionism" tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. An inherently interdisciplinary project! "Epic Revisionism" features pieces on literary and cultural history! film! opera! and theater. This volume pairs scholarly essays with selections drawn from Stalin-era primary sources--newspaper articles! unpublished archival documents! short stories--to provide students and specialists with the richest possible understanding of this understudied phenomenon in modern Russian history. "These scholars shed a great deal of light not only on Stalinist culture but on the politics of cultural production under the Soviet system."--David L. Hoffmann! "Slavic Review" Zusammenfassung Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution! this book tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. It also features pieces on literary and cultural history! film! opera! and theater.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kevin M. F. (EDT)/ Brandenberger Platt, Kevin M. F. Brandenberger Platt, Kevin M.f. Brandenberger Platt
• Con la collaborazione di: David Brandenberger (Editore), Kevin M F Platt (Editore), Kevin M. F. Platt (Editore)
• Editore: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2005
• EAN: 9780299215040
• ISBN: 978-0-299-21504-0
• Pagine: 976
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica slava