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865682
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Velikanova, Olga.
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Mass Political Culture under Stalinism : : Popular Discussion of the Soviet Constitution Of 1936.
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| Publication Statement
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Cham :: Palgrave Macmillan US,, 2018.
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1 online resource (267 pages)
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3319784439
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3319784420
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9783319784427
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ReferencesGlossary; Index.
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| Contents
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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1 Introduction; References; Chapter 2 Sources; References; Part I Government Goals for the Constitution Revision and National Discussion; Chapter 3 The Origins of Constitutional Reform; References; Chapter 4 Moderation in the Policies of the Mid-1930s; References; Chapter 5 Motives for the New Constitution; 5.1 The International Factor; 5.2 The Ideological Factor; 5.3 Internal Policies; References; Chapter 6 Soviet Sociopolitical Mobilizations; 6.1 Reporting Campaign in the Soviets.
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6.2 The Local Cadres: Between a Rock and a Hard Place6.3 Participation: Managed and Voluntary; 6.4 The Soviet Public Sphere in the 1930s; References; Chapter 7 State's Goals for the Nationwide Discussion; References; Part II Popular Perceptions of the Constitution; Chapter 8 The Economic Condition at the Grassroots; References; Chapter 9 Liberal Discourse; 9.1 The Judicial Innovations of the Constitution; 9.2 The Workings of the Soviets and Electoral Reform; 9.3 The Rights of Special Settlers in Light of the Constitution; 9.4 Skepticism About Fair Elections.
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9.5 New Freedoms in the Popular DiscourseReferences; Chapter 10 Voices Against Liberties; 10.1 Religious Liberties: Popular and Government Views; 10.2 The Duty to Hate: Brutalization on the Ground; 10.3 The Statist Code of Political Culture; 10.4 Militarism, Defeatism, and Regimentation; References; Chapter 11 Other Comments and Recommendations; 11.1 Demands for Welfare Benefits; 11.2 Distrust; References; Chapter 12 Outcome of the Discussion: From Relaxation to Repression; References; Chapter 13 On Russian Political Culture in the Twentieth Century; References; Chapter 14 Conclusion.
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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 culture of the mid-1930s in the USSR and thus contributes to wider research on Russian political culture. Popular comments about the constitution show how liberal, democratic and conciliatory discourse co-existed in society with illiberal, confrontational and intolerant views. The study also covers the government's goals for the constitution's revision and the national discussion, and its disappointment with the results. Outcomes of the discussion convinced Stalin that society was not sufficiently Sovietized. Stalin's re-evaluation of society's condition is a new element in the historical picture explaining why politics shifted from the relaxation of 1933-36 to the Great Terror, and why repressions expanded from former oppositionists to the officials and finally to the wider population.--
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Political culture-- Russia (Federation)
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History: earliest times to present day.
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Political culture.
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Political science theory.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Government-- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Reference.
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Politics and government.
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Regional national history.
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Social cultural history.
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Russia (Federation), Politics and government.
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Russia (Federation)
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| Dewey Classification
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320.947
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DK1-DK949.5JA81-JA84
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