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Symbols and legitimacy in Soviet politics

Gill, Graeme J

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\"Symbols and legitimacy in Soviet politics analyses the way in which Soviet symbolism and ritual changed from the regime's birth in 1917 to its fall in 1991. Graeme Gill focuses on the symbolism in party policy and leaders' speeches, artwork and political posters, urban redevelopment, and on ritual in the political system. He shows how this symbolism and ritual were worked into a dominant metanarrative which underpinned Soviet political development. Gill also shows how, in each of these spheres, the images changed both over the life of the regime and during particular stages: the Leninist era metanarrative differed from that of the Stalin period, which differed from that of the Khrushchev and Brezhnev periods, which was, in turn, changed significantly under Gorbachev. In charting this development, the book lays bare the dynamics of the Soviet regime and a major reason for its fall\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Kommunisticheskai͡a partii͡a Sovetskogo Soi͡uza History. / Social change Soviet Union History. / Symbolism in politics Soviet Union History. / Political customs and rites Soviet Union History. / Narration (Rhetoric) Political aspects Soviet Union History. / Legitimacy of governments Soviet Union History. / Political culture Soviet Union History. / Popular culture Soviet Union History. / Soviet Union Politics and government. / Soviet Union Civilization.
• ISBN: 9781107004542, 1107004543

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DK268.4.G55 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE