Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism Popular Discussion of the Soviet Constitution of 1936 /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Velikanova, Olga (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Θέματα: Russia-History.; Europe, Eastern-History.; World politics.; History, Modern.; Social history.; Russian, Soviet, and East European History.; Political History.; Modern History.; Social History.

This book is the first full-length study of the Soviet Constitution of 1936, exploring Soviet citizens' views of constitutional democratic principles and their problematic relationship to the reality of Stalinism. Drawing on archival materials, the book offers an insight into the mass political...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Sources
• Part I. Government Goals for the Constitution Revision and National Discussion
• 3. The Origins of Constitutional Reform
• 4. Moderation in the Policies of the Mid-1930s
• 5. Motives for the New Constitution
• 6. Soviet Sociopolitical Mobilizations
• 7. The State's Goals for the Nationwide Discussion
• Part II. Popular Perceptions of the Constitution
• 8. The Economic Situation at the Grassroots Level
• 9. Liberal Discourse
• 10. Voices against Liberties
• 11. Other Comments and Recommendations
• 12. Outcome of the Discussion: From Relaxation to Repression
• 13. On Russian Political Culture in the Twentieth Century
• 14. Conclusion.