{"product_id":"soviet-union-and-russia-1939-2015-a-history-in-documents-paperback","title":"Soviet Union and Russia, 1939-2015: A History in Documents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKaren Petrone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth Slepyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume in the \u003cstrong\u003ePages from History \u003c\/strong\u003eseries explores the history of the Soviet Union from the eve of World War II through its collapse and the years of transition from socialism to capitalism. \u003cem\u003eThe Soviet Union and Russia, 1939-2015: A History in Documents \u003c\/em\u003enot only details the political chronology of changes in Soviet leadership, but also devotes significant attention to the social, economic, and cultural dimensions of everyday Soviet life. It highlights actions and decisions of the Soviet leadership while addressing popular initiatives and responses that shaped the environment in which the leadership operated. The sources--ranging from official documents and pronouncements, to clandestine opposition to the government, to artifacts of everyday life and popular culture--capture Soviet and post-Soviet life in all of its variety and complexity, challenging the stereotype of a monolithic Soviet society. Headnotes, extended captions, sidebars, introductory essays, and a robust photo\u003cbr\u003eprogram provide an essential context that frames the documents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Petrone\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History at the University of Kentucky. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Great War in Russian Memory\u003c\/em\u003e (2011) and\u003cem\u003e Life Has Become More Joyous, Comrades: Celebrations in the Time of Stalin\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), and the coeditor of several volumes, including\u003cem\u003e Everyday Life in Russia Past and Present \u003c\/em\u003e(2015). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Slepyan \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of History at Transylvania University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eStalin's Guerrillas: Soviet Partisans in World War II \u003c\/em\u003e(2006) and has written several articles and book chapters on the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany in the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.9 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753938321696,"sku":"9780195338034","price":170.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/031659945457af2d7b324c1ab58b4679.webp?v=1780029939","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/soviet-union-and-russia-1939-2015-a-history-in-documents-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}