Everyday Life in Stalinist Estonia
In Estonia, as in other Eastern European countries, the Stalinist era remains in the center of attention of historians. Politics, repression and resistance dominate the historiography, while everyday life is definitely under-represented. This book attempts to close the gap and focuses on different a...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Frankfurt : Lang, Peter, GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften,
2012
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Tartu historical studies
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| Schlagworte: | Estonia -- History -- 20th century Estonia -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1940-1941 Estonia -- Social conditions -- 20th century Electronic books |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (165 p) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Contents; Preface; What is Sovietization?; The export of the Soviet model; Attempt to define Sovietization; Sketching a "typical" Sovietization; Hypotheses on Sovietization35F; Conclusion; The Standard of Living of Estonian Workers, 1938-1955; The starting point: the standard of living in the late 1930s; The 1940s; The early 1950s; Conclusion; Moonshine in the 1940s: The Story of an Illegal Cottage Industry; The first Soviet year 1940-41; The German occupation 1941-44; The second Soviet rule since 1944; Conclusion
- How the Russians Turned into the Image of the "National Enemy" of the EstoniansFrom Baltic Germans to Russians; Conclusion; Resistance and Accommodation in Postwar Estonia; Resistance and accommodation; Soviet policy; Conclusion; Living on a Stalinist Kolkhoz: Peasant Survival Strategies in Estonia; Collectivization in Estonia; Avoiding or leaving the kolkhoz; Shirking; Stealing and other strategies; The garden plot; Conclusion; The Private Sphere under Stalinism; Historical background; Sources; The private sphere before Sovietization; Stalinism in Estonia; Private economy; Private spaces
- TransitionConclusion; The Media Audience of Soviet Estonia in the Early Cold War; What do the sources reveal?; Conclusion; Leisure in Stalin's Estonia; Standard of living and leisure; Aims of the Stalinist regime; Leisure before Sovietization; Continuity under the Soviets; Sports; Radio; Cinema; Dancing; Reading; Cultural events; Social gathering and alcohol; Conclusion; 1956-A Turning Point in the History of the Estonian SSR?