Magnetic mountain [electronic resource] : Stalinism as a civilization / Stephen Kotkin.
This study is the first of its kind: a street-level inside account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. Stephen Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin's decision to transform the predominant...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley, Calif. :
University of California Press,
1997.
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| Edition: | [Pbk. ed., 1997] |
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| Summary: | This study is the first of its kind: a street-level inside account of what Stalinism meant to the masses of ordinary people who lived it. Stephen Kotkin was the first American in 45 years to be allowed into Magnitogorsk, a city built in response to Stalin's decision to transform the predominantly agricultural nation into a "country of metal." With unique access to previously untapped archives and interviews, Kotkin forges a vivid and compelling account of the impact of industrialization on a single urban community. Kotkin argues that Stalinism offered itself as an opportunity for enlightenment. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxv, 639 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-608) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520918856 0520918851 0585363560 9780585363561 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |