Soviet post-war youth and the emergence of mature socialism /
Juliane Fürst
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2010
xiv, 391 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-384) and index
Marks and burns : youth and consequences of war -- Explaining the inexplicable : youth and post-war ideological campaigns -- Mechanisms of integration : rituals, icons, and idols -- Wartime heroes for post-war youth : the rise and fall of the young guard -- Morals under siege : the myth and reality of juvenile crime -- Redefining Sovietness : fashion, style, and nonconformity -- Comrades, friends, and lovers : post-war personal relations and gender identities in theory and practice -- Patterns of participation : finding a self in the system
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An in-depth study of late Stalinist youth and youth culture, this book illuminates the complex relationship between the Soviet state and its youth and provides a new framework for understanding late Stalinism and its impact on the future development of the Soviet system