The spirit of socialism : culture and belief at the Soviet collapse / Joseph Kellner.

Author/creator Kellner, Joseph, 1987- author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2025.
Description242 pages : illustrations, 24 cm
Subjects
Spirituality--Soviet Union.
Spirituality--Russia (Federation). --History. --20th century.
Religion and sociology--Soviet Union.
Religion and sociology--Russia (Federation). --History. --20th century.
Ideology--Soviet Union.
Ideology--Russia (Federation). --History. --20th century.

Contents The Astrologers : As Above, So Below -- The Hare Krishnas : Let Communism Live Forever -- The Vissarion Sect : Those Who Know History -- Anatolii Fomenko at the End of History.
Abstract "A cultural history of the collapse of the USSR, focused on the highly visible flourishing of radical spiritual movements and worldviews that emerged in Soviet cities at that time, revealing the nature of Soviet ideology as it unraveled and the common features of societies undergoing crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 213-234) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Kellner, Joseph, 1987- Spirit of socialism Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2025 9781501781520
LCCN 2024033376
ISBN9781501781513
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