| Uniform title | Sowjetische massenfest. English |
| Series |
Pitt series in Russian and East European studies
Series in Russian and East European studies. ^A160079
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| Contents |
Festival culture in the Russian empire -- Inventing Soviet festivals -- Staging Soviet celebrations -- Celebrating Soviet festivals -- Comparing Soviet celebrations -- Transforming Soviet festival culture. |
| Abstract |
"Originally published in German, Malte Rolf's highly acclaimed work examines the creation and perpetuation of large-scale celebrations such as May Day, the anniversary of the October Revolution, Harvest Day, and others throughout the Soviet era. He chronicles the overt political agendas, public displays of power, forced participation, and widespread use of these events in the Soviet drive to eradicate existing cultural norms and replace them with new icons of Soviet ideology. Rolf shows how the new Red Calendar became an essential tool in redefining celebrations in the Soviet Union."--Publisher's description. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-311) and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2013016214 |
| ISBN | 9780822962397 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 082296239X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
