{"product_id":"an-analysis-of-sheila-fitzpatricks-everyday-stalinism-ordinary-life-in-extraordinary-times-soviet-russia-in-the-1930s-paperback","title":"An Analysis of Sheila Fitzpatrick's Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Petrov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRiley Quinn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow was the Soviet Union like a soup kitchen? In this important and highly revisionist work, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick explains that a reimagining of the Communist state as a provider of goods for the 'deserving poor' can be seen as a powerful metaphor for understanding Soviet life as a whole. By positioning the state both as a provider and as a relief agency, Fitzpatrick establishes it as not so much a prison (the metaphor favoured by many of her predecessors), but more the agency that made possible a way of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFitzpatrick's real claim to originality, however, is to look at the relationship between the all-powerful totalitarian government and its own people from both sides - and to demonstrate that the Soviet people were not totally devoid of either agency or resources. Rather, they successfully developed practices that helped them to navigate everyday life at a time of considerable danger and multiple shortages. For many, Fitzpatrick shows, becoming an informer and reporting fellow citizens - even family and friends - to the state was a successful survival strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFitzpatrick's work is noted mainly as an example of the critical thinking skill of reasoning; she marshals evidence and arguments to deliver a highly persuasive revisionist description of everyday life in Soviet time. However, her book has been criticized for the way in which it deals with possible counter-arguments, not least the charge that many of the interviewees on whose experiences she bases much of her analysis were not typical products of the Soviet system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictor Petrov\u003c\/strong\u003e is a \u003cstrong\u003ePhD\u003c\/strong\u003e candidate in Modern European History at Columbia University, where his research focuses on Eastern Europe. He received his BA (2009) and M.Phil.(2011) in Modern History from Oxford University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRiley Quinn\u003c\/strong\u003e holds Master's degrees in Politics and International Relations from both LSE and the University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796798472480,"sku":"9781912128105","price":14.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e0f232e4f6ea0d73d3a7589aaa84b15b.webp?v=1780767902","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/an-analysis-of-sheila-fitzpatricks-everyday-stalinism-ordinary-life-in-extraordinary-times-soviet-russia-in-the-1930s-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}