Revolution rekindled : the writers and readers of late Soviet biography /

Towards the end of the Khrushchev era, a major Soviet initiative was launched to rekindle enthusiasm for the revolution, giving rise to over 150 biographies and historical novels, authored by prominent dissidents, leading historians, and popular historical novelists. What new meanings did revolution...

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Main Author:	Jones, Polly, 1975- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Russian literature > 20th century > History and criticism. Patriotic literature, Russian > Themes, motives. Historical fiction, Russian > History and criticism. Biographical fiction, Russian > History and criticism. Soviet Union > Biography. Soviet Union > History > Revolution, 1917-1921 > Historiography. Politics and literature > Soviet Union > History. Littérature patriotique russe > Thèmes, motifs. URSS > Histoire > 1917-1921 (Révolution) > Historiographie. Politique et littérature > URSS > Histoire. Russia & the Former Soviet Union. HISTORY. 20th Century. Modern. Social History. LITERARY CRITICISM. Biographical fiction, Russian Historical fiction, Russian Historiography Politics and literature Soviet Union 1900-1999 Electronic books. Biographies Criticism, interpretation, etc. History
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Summary:	Towards the end of the Khrushchev era, a major Soviet initiative was launched to rekindle enthusiasm for the revolution, giving rise to over 150 biographies and historical novels, authored by prominent dissidents, leading historians, and popular historical novelists. What new meanings did revolution take on as it was reimagined by these writers?
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 296 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0192526480 9780191842658 0191842656 9780192526489