The Thaw - 9781442628649

The ThawSoviet Society and Culture During the 1950s and 1960s\nAuthor(s): Denis Kozlov, Eleonory Gilburd\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Toronto Press, Canada\nImprint: University of Toronto Press\nISBN-13: 9781442628649, 978-1442628649\nSynopsis\nThe period from Stalins death in 1953 to the end of the 1960s marked a crucial epoch in Soviet history. Though not overtly revolutionary, this era produced significant shifts in policies, ideas, language, artistic practices, daily behaviours, and material life. It was also during this time that social, cultural, and intellectual processes in the USSR began to parallel those in the West (and particularly in Europe) as never before.\n\n This volume examines in fascinating detail the various facets of Soviet life during the 1950s and 1960s, a period termed the Thaw. Featuring innovative research by historical, literary, and film scholars from across the world, this book helps to answer fundamental questions about the nature and ul.