Tiny Revolutions in Russia : Twentieth Century Soviet and Russian History in Anecdotes and Jokes
by
Bruce Adams
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0415351731
ISBN-13
9780415351737
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 10th, 2005
Print length
182 Pages
Weight
409 grams
Product Classification:
History
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Presenting a large collection of anecdotes and jokes from different periods of the twentieth century, this book provides an unusual and original perspective on Soviet and Russian history.
This book presents a large collection of anecdotes and jokes from different periods of the 20th century. Anecdotes and jokes were a hidden form of discursive communication in the Soviet era, lampooning official practices and acting as a confidential form of self-affirmation. They were not necessarily anti-Soviet, by their very nature both criticising existing reality and acting as a form of acquiescence. Above all they provide invaluable insights into everyday life, and the attitudes and concerns of ordinary people. The book also includes anecdotes and jokes from the post-Soviet period, when ordinary people in Russia continued to have to cope with rather grim reality, and the compiler provides extensive introductory and explanatory matter to set the material in context.
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