State laughter : Stalinism, populism, and origins of Soviet culture

Stalin's reign of terror was not all doom and gloom, much of it was (meant to be) funny! Tracing the development of official humour, satire, and comedy, Dobrenko and Jonsson-Skradol do away with the idea that all humour in the USSR was subversive, instead exploring why laughter was a core compo...

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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Dobrenko, Evgeny 1962- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Jonsson-Skradol, Natalia 1971-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford : Oxford University Press USA - OSO, 2022
Schlagworte:Comedy Wit and humor Communism and culture Politics and culture Manners and customs Wit and humor-Social aspects Electronic books
Umfang:1 Online Ressource (435 Seiten)