Western intellectuals and the Soviet Union, 1920-40 : from Red Square to the Left Bank /

Western intellectuals and the Soviet Union, 1920-40 : from Red Square to the Left Bank / Ludmila Stern.

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Despite the appalling record of Soviet Union human rights, many western intellectuals with otherwise impeccable liberal credentials strongly supported the Soviet Union in the interwar period. This book explores how this seemingly impossible situation came about. It shows how cultural propaganda was...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author: Stern, Ludmila
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
Series:BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ; 31.
Subjects:
Communism and intellectuals > History > 20th century.
Intellectuals > Attitudes > History > 20th century.
Communism > History > 20th century.
Intellectuals > Europe, Western.
Intellectuals > United States.
Communism.
Communism and intellectuals.
Intellectuals.
Intellectuals > Attitudes.
Politics and government > Foreign public opinion.
Soviet Union > Politics and government > 1917-1936 > Foreign public opinion.
Western Europe.
Soviet Union.
United States.
History.
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Summary:Despite the appalling record of Soviet Union human rights, many western intellectuals with otherwise impeccable liberal credentials strongly supported the Soviet Union in the interwar period. This book explores how this seemingly impossible situation came about. It shows how cultural propaganda was always a high priority for the Soviet Union.
Physical Description:1 online resource (269 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-257) and index.
ISBN:9780203008140
0203008146

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