Popular opinion in Stalin's Russia : terror, propaganda, and dissent, 1934-1941

Between 1934 and 1941 Stalin unleashed what came to be known as "The Great Terror" against millions of Soviet citizens. This book is a study of how ordinary Russians experienced life during this period. Sarah Davies' study uses NKVD and Party reports, letters and other evidence to show that, despite propaganda and repression, the people continued to criticize Stalin and the Soviet regime, and complain about particular policies. This book sheds light on a hugely important part of Russia's social, political and cultural history. Frontmatter List of tables (page xi) Acknowledgements (page xii) Chronology (page xiv) List of abbreviations and archive references (page xvi) Glossary and notes on the text (page xvii) Introduction (page 1) PART I ECONOMY AND SOCIETY 1 Workers, the economy, and labour policy (page 23) 2 Peasants and the kolkhoz (page 49) 3 Women, family policy, education (page 59) 4 Religion and the nationalities question (page 73) PART II POLITICS AND TERROR 5 International relations (page 93) 6 The Constitution and elections (page 102) 7 The Great Terror (page 113) 8 'Us' and 'them': social identity and the terror (page 124) PART III THE LEADER CULT 9 The leader cult in official discourse (page 147) 10 Affirmative representations of the leader and leader cult (page 155) 11 Negative representations of the leader and leader cult (page 168) Conclusion (page 183) Notes (page 188) Bibliography (page 217) Index (page 231) Between 1934 and 1941 Stalin unleashed what came to be known as "The Great Terror" against millions of Soviet citizens. This book is a study of how ordinary Russians experienced life during this period. Sarah Davies' study uses NKVD and Party reports, letters and other evidence to show that, despite propaganda and repression, the people continued to criticize Stalin and the Soviet regime, and complain about particular policies. --From publisher's description

this Book Is A Study Of How Ordinary Russians Experienced Life During The 'great Terror' Between 1934 And
1941.