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An account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. It argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. It depicts a whole range of life: from the blast furnace workers who labored in the iron and steel plant, to the families who struggled with the shortage of housing and services.
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Magnetic Mountain, Stephen Kotkin
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- 1997
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- Title
- Magnetic Mountain
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Stephen Kotkin
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 728
- ISBN10
- 0520208234
- ISBN13
- 9780520208230
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Gifts for grandpa, Russia, Local History, Everyday Life, Soviet Union, Social History, Russian History, 1930s, Stalinism, Microhistory
- First published
- 1995
- Original title
- Magnetic Mountain: Stalinism as a Civilization
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- An account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. It argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. It depicts a whole range of life: from the blast furnace workers who labored in the iron and steel plant, to the families who struggled with the shortage of housing and services.