Lenin Lives! The Lenin Cult in Soviet Russia, Enlarged Edition |
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| Author:
| Tumarkin, Nina |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-52431-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1997 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $37.00 |
Book Description:
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Exploring the Lenin cult's mystical, historical, and political aspects, Tumarkin demonstrates the galvanizing power of ritual in the establishment of the post-revolutionary regime. In a new Preface and Postscript, she brings the story up to date, considering the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia's new democracy.
Exploring the Lenin cult's mystical, historical, and political aspects, Tumarkin demonstrates the galvanizing power of ritual in the establishment of the post-revolutionary regime. In a new Preface and Postscript, she brings the story up to date, considering the fall of the Soviet Union and Russia's new democracy.