"Drawing on newly available archival materials including official documents, reports, and personal accounts, this remarkable study presents a detailed picture of the living standards of various social groups in prewar Soviet Russia, and the role of state-controlled distribution of food and goods as a tool of the Stalinist dictatorship. The study offers a new perspective not only on the period of collectivization, industrialization, and terror but also on the regime's most rudimentary method of controlling human behavior and reshaping the social order. In her conclusion the author analyzes the long-term impacts of the Stalinist ""dictatorship of distribution"", from bureaucratization to rural depopulation to the emergence of a distinctive type of black-market economy."
By:
Kate Transchel, Elena Osokina Translated by:
Kate Transchel (California State University Chico USA), Greta Bucher (U.S. Military Academy, USA) Volume editor:
Greta Bucher Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 498g ISBN:9781563249044 ISBN 10: 1563249049 Pages: 288 Publication Date:28 February 2000 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active