National Bolshevism: Stalinist mass culture and the formation of modern Russian national identity, 1931-1956
Национал-большевизм: сталинская массовая культура и формирование современной русской национальной идентичности, 1931–1956
2003-07-01
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National BolshevismRussian national identitySoviet ideologyStalinist mass cultureStalinist propaganda
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List of Figures and Table A Note on Conventions Terms and Acronyms Introduction: Mobilization, Populism, and the Formation of Modern Russian National Identity 1. Tsarist and Early Soviet Society's Weak Sense of National Identity Part One: 1931-1941 2. Mobilizing Stalinist Society in the Early to Mid-1930s 3. The Emergence of Russocentric Etatism 4. Ideology in the Prewar Classroom 5. Popularizing State Ideology through Mass Culture 6. The Popular Reception of National Bolshevism on the Eve of War Part Two: 1941-1945 7. Wartime Stalinist Ideology and Its Discontents 8. Ideological Education on the Home Front 9. Wartime Mass Culture and Propaganda 10. Popular Engagement with the Official Line during the War Part Three: 1945-1953 11. Soviet Ideology during the Zhdanovshchina and High Stalinism 12. Public and Party Education during the Early Postwar Period 13. Postwar Soviet Mass Culture 14. The Popular Reception of Ideology during Stalin's Last Decade Conclusion: National Bolshevism and a Modern Russian National Identity Appendix: Civic History Textbook Development, 1934-1955 Notes Index
Key Findings
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It argues that the Stalinist regime mobilized society through populist practices, ideological education, propaganda, and mass culture.
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It traces changing official ideology and popular responses across the prewar, wartime, and postwar periods.
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The study concludes that National Bolshevism played a major role in constructing a modern Russian national identity.
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The study examines how Stalinist mass culture contributed to the formation of modern Russian national identity between 1931 and 1956.
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The work identifies the emergence of Russocentric etatism as a central feature of Stalinist ideology during the 1930s.
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Stalinist mass culture and ideology in Soviet society, 1931–1956
Research Subject
Their role in forming modern Russian national identity, including state mobilization, Russocentric etatism, ideological education, propaganda, and popular reception
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