The Soviet Writers' Union and Its Leaders : Identity and Authority under Stalin /

"This book argues that Stalin chose Writers' Union leaders, such as Maxim Gorky and Alexandr Fadeyev, whose psychologies he could exploit. He ensured their loyalty with material benefits but also with a philosophical argument calculated to assuage their moral qualms about supporting the re...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Any, Carol Joyce, 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2020.
Series:Studies in Russian literature and theory
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Soi︠u︡z pisateleĭ SSSR > Officials and employees > Biography.
Soi︠u︡z pisateleĭ SSSR > History.
Literature and state > Soviet Union > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Mayakovsky's Choice"
  • The Orgkomitet : Resetting the Alliance, Retraining Cadres
  • The Gorky-Shcherbakov Team Model : Seeking Common Ground
  • A Personal Psychology of Terror
  • Vladimir Stavsky and the Language Codes of Terror
  • Vulgar Sociologism and the Dual Self
  • General Secretary Fadeyev
  • Fadeyev's Choice
  • Self-Definition after Stalin.

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