Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism Popular Discussion of the Sov

This book is the first full-length study of the Soviet Constitution of 1936, exploring Soviet citizens’ views of constitutional democratic principles and their problematic relationship to the reality of Stalinism. Drawing on archival materials, the book o

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Popular Discussion of the Soviet Constitution of 1936

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MASS POLITICAL CULTURE UNDER STALINISM

Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism

Olga Velikanova

Mass Political Culture Under Stalinism Popular Discussion of the Soviet Constitution of 1936

Olga Velikanova Department of History University of North Texas Denton, TX, USA

ISBN 978-3-319-78442-7 ISBN 978-3-319-78443-4  (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78443-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018936593 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: © Everett Collection Historical/Alamy Stock Photo Cover design: Fatima Jamadar Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

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Acknowledgements

The work on Mass Political Culture started many years ago when I ­discovered in the Russian archives bold comments of the Soviet people regarding the Constitution of 1936. I am grateful to the archivists N. I. Abdulaeva at GARF, I. N. Selezneva and G. V. Gorskaia at RGASPI, and G. I. Lysovskaia at TsGAIPD in Saint-Petersburg who helped me search the materials in the Moscow and Saint-Petersburg archives. I am honored to note for the record that the University of North Texas, its History Department, and my colleagues there generously supported my research with several Faculty Research and Travel grants, a Development Leave award, with valued advice and constant encouragement. For this and so much more I cordially thank my colleagues for making the UNT History Department such a great place to work. My fellowship at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, offered a perfect—and perfectly exciti

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