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1 online resource (x, 320 pages) |
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polychrome |
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ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
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| Summary |
"Ordinary people and the Stalinist terror uses stories of personal relationships to explore the behavior of ordinary people during Stalin's terror. Communist Party leaders targeted specific groups for arrest, but also strongly encouraged ordinary citizens and party members to "unmask the hidden enemy." People responded by flooding the secret police and local authorities with accusations. By 1937, every work place was convulsed by hyper-vigilance, intense suspicion, and the hunt for hidden enemies. Spouses, coworkers, friends, and relatives disavowed and denounced each other. People confronted hideous dilemmas. Forced to lie to protect loved ones, they struggled to reconcile political imperatives and personal loyalties. Work places were turned into snake pits. The strategies that people used to protect themselves--naming names, preemptive denunciations, and shifting blame--all helped to spread the terror. A history of the terror in five Moscow factories [that] explores personal relationships and individual behavior within a pervasive political culture of "enemy hunting.""--Provided by publisher. |
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"This book explores the behavior of ordinary people during Stalin's terror, revealing the terrible dilemmas people confronted in their struggles to survive"--Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The terror : a short political primer -- Comrades and coworkers -- Family secrets -- Love, loyalty, and betrayal -- The final paroxysm -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza -- Purges -- History.
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Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza. |
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History. |
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Sovetskaja Associacija Meždunarodnogo Prava. |
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1936-1953.
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Soviet Union. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1936-1953 |
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Soviet Union -- Social conditions -- 1917-1945.
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Social conditions. |
| Chronological Term |
1917-1945 |
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Political purges -- Social aspects -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Political purges. |
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Social aspects. |
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Political culture -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Political culture. |
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State-sponsored terrorism -- Social aspects -- Soviet Union -- History.
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State-sponsored terrorism. |
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Working class -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Working class. |
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Interpersonal relations -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Interpersonal relations. |
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Factories -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow -- History.
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Factories. |
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Russia (Federation) -- Moscow. |
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Moscow (Russia) -- Social conditions.
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| Chronological Term |
1917-1953 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Goldman, Wendy Z. Inventing the enemy. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521191968 (DLC) 2011002164 (OCoLC)699009610 |
| ISBN |
9781139127899 (electronic book) |
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1139127896 (electronic book) |
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9780511994906 (electronic book) |
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0511994907 (electronic book) |
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1283298481 |
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9781283298483 |
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9780521191968 |
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0521191963 |
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9780521145626 |
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0521145627 |
| Standard No. |
9786613298485 |
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