History of Russia: From Peter the Great to Gorbachev

Joy and Terror: Society and Culture in the 1930s (1x32)

Data de estreia: Abr 07, 2022

Political, cultural, and social life during the years of high Stalinism may well be the most enigmatic period in Soviet history, with overwhelming authoritarian power and the death of millions sharing the stage with a public face of glittering night clubs, new public spaces, and Stalin's new guiding slogan that "Life has become more joyful." This lecture explores how both these histories could co-exist.