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245 10 a| Exit Stalin :b| the Soviet Union as a civilization, 1953-1991 /c| Mark B. Smith.;

246 30 a| Soviet Union as a civilization;

250 a| First edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| W. W. Norton & Company,c| [2026];

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-529) and index.;

520 a| "A...revisionist narrative history of the Soviet Union in its post-Stalin heyday, bringing a forgotten society to vivid life and offering a new explanation for how it suddenly collapsed"--c| Dust jacket back cover.;

520 a| "A narrative of ordinary life in the late Soviet Union, Exit Stalin also presents a new account of its end, showing how a series of unexpected decisions unraveled the entire project. Ultimately, Smith reveals that the shortages, coercion, and incompetence that underlaid the USSR--and that by the late 1980s would doom it--have to be understood alongside the acceptance it always had from most of its citizens. And this reality, in turn, is crucial for understanding Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union in the 21st century" --c| Dust jacket side flaps.;

505 0 a| Prologue: 2 June 1962 -- Nikita Khrushchev's revolution of multiple futures (1917-53) -- Part one: The dictatorship that loves you (1953-64). The man of the people with blood on his hands ; Gagarin's conquest ; The glittering metropolis ; The boundary between two environments ; Slush -- Part two: Eternal red star (1965-74). New year with Brezhnev ; People in uniform ; To the square ; Socialist bodies ; A string bag ; On stage, off stage -- Part three: Faded paradise (1975-84). Oil fields and silver birches ; Hammer and sickle as far as the eye can see ; Homo sovieticus ; The danger society ; Misfits ; The life cycle of eternal socialism -- Part four: The country that committed suicide by accident (1985-91). The last revolutionary ; Phone call to Gorky ; The end of Soviet civilization -- Afterword.;

651 0 a| Soviet Unionx| Social conditionsy| 1945-1991.;

651 0 a| Soviet Unionx| Politics and governmenty| 1945-1991.;

651 0 a| Soviet Unionx| Historyy| 1953-1985.;

651 0 a| Soviet Unionx| Civilization.;

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Exit Stalin : the Soviet Union as a civilization, 1953-1991 / Mark B. Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Mark B. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication	New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2026]
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	x, 550 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects	Soviet Union--Social conditions. --1945-1991. Soviet Union--Politics and government. --1945-1991. Soviet Union--History. --1953-1985. Soviet Union--Civilization.

Portion of title	Soviet Union as a civilization
Physical medium	illustration
Physical medium	map
Contents	Prologue: 2 June 1962 -- Nikita Khrushchev's revolution of multiple futures (1917-53) -- Part one: The dictatorship that loves you (1953-64). The man of the people with blood on his hands ; Gagarin's conquest ; The glittering metropolis ; The boundary between two environments ; Slush -- Part two: Eternal red star (1965-74). New year with Brezhnev ; People in uniform ; To the square ; Socialist bodies ; A string bag ; On stage, off stage -- Part three: Faded paradise (1975-84). Oil fields and silver birches ; Hammer and sickle as far as the eye can see ; Homo sovieticus ; The danger society ; Misfits ; The life cycle of eternal socialism -- Part four: The country that committed suicide by accident (1985-91). The last revolutionary ; Phone call to Gorky ; The end of Soviet civilization -- Afterword.
Abstract	"A...revisionist narrative history of the Soviet Union in its post-Stalin heyday, bringing a forgotten society to vivid life and offering a new explanation for how it suddenly collapsed"-- Dust jacket back cover.
Abstract	"A narrative of ordinary life in the late Soviet Union, Exit Stalin also presents a new account of its end, showing how a series of unexpected decisions unraveled the entire project. Ultimately, Smith reveals that the shortages, coercion, and incompetence that underlaid the USSR--and that by the late 1980s would doom it--have to be understood alongside the acceptance it always had from most of its citizens. And this reality, in turn, is crucial for understanding Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union in the 21st century" -- Dust jacket side flaps.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-529) and index.
Genre/form	Informational works.
ISBN	9781631498299 (hardcover)
ISBN	1631498290 (hardcover)

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