Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR by Brandenberger, David
Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR by Brandenberger, David

Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR

At the height of the Great Terror in 1937, Joseph Stalin took a break from the purges...
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
SKU: 9781503637863
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 15 left in stock
Author: David Brandenberger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Subtotal: $1,405.82
10 customers are viewing this product
Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR by Brandenberger, David

Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR

$1,405.82
Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR by Brandenberger, David

Stalin's Usable Past: A Critical Edition of the 1937 Short History of the USSR

$1,405.82
Author: David Brandenberger
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

At the height of the Great Terror in 1937, Joseph Stalin took a break from the purges to edit a new textbook on the history of the USSR. Published shortly thereafter, the Short History of the USSR amounted to an ideological sea change. Stalin had literally rewritten Russo-Soviet History, breaking with two decades of Bolshevik propaganda that styled the 1917 Revolution as the start of a new era. In its place, he established a thousand-year pedigree for the Soviet state that stretched back through the Russian empire and Muscovy to the very dawn of Slavic civilization. Appearing in million-copy print runs through 1955, the Short History transformed how a generation of Soviet citizens were to understand the past, not only in public school and adult indoctrination courses, but on the printed page, the theatrical stage, and the silver screen.

Stalin's Usable Past supplies a critical edition of the Short History that both analyzes the text and places it in historical context. By highlighting Stalin's precise redactions and embellishments, historian David Brandenberger reveals the scope of Stalin's personal involvement in the textbook's development, documenting in unprecedented detail his plans for the transformation of Soviet society's historical imagination.



Author: David Brandenberger
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 472
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781503637863

About the Author
David Brandenberger is professor of history at the University of Richmond.
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82
Example product title
HK$1,405.82
HK$1,405.82

Recently Viewed Products