Language Policy in the Soviet Union

Name: Language Policy in the Soviet Union
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ISBN: 9781402012983

ISBN-10: 1402012985

ISBN-13: 9781402012983

Edition: 2003

Authors: Lenore A. Grenoble

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The former Soviet Union provides one of the most interesting examples of a nation state's deliberate use of language policy to further its political goals. Language Policy in the Soviet Union provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the development of this policy at both national and local levels. It is meant for linguists, policy makers, and specialists on the USSR and Eastern Europe. The book is organized in such a way that it can be read in its entirety or selectively, with an introduction to the USSR and its ethnolinguistic makeup, followed by a chronology of Soviet language policy and its general development. Subsequent chapters are organized regionally, with surveys of the…

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List price: $199.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Publication date: 7/31/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 240
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.574
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Organization of the Soviet State



The Linguistic Map of the Soviet Union



Ethnic Composition of the USSR



Analyzing the Soviet Union



An Overview of Soviet Language Policy



The Early Soviet Years



Constructing Nationalities



The Nationalities Question



The Literacy Campaign



Language Policy under Stalin, 1930-1950



Language Policy after World War II



Brezhnev and the 1970's



Language and Education



Perestroika



The Slavic Republics and Moldova



The Russian Soviet Federate Socialist Republic



The Ukrainian SSR



The Belorussian SSR



The Moldavian SSR



The Backlash of Reform



The Baltic States



Introduction to the Baltics



The Estonian SSR



The Latvian SSR



The Lithuanian SSR



Reform and Revolt



The Caucasus



Overview of the Caucasus



The Georgian SSR



The Armenian SSR



The Azerbaijan SSR



The North Caucasus



Summary View of the Caucasus



Central Asia



Overview of Central Asia



Turkestan



The Uzbek SSR



Central Asia Prior to World War II



Central Asia after Stalin



Language Reform



The North



Languages of the North



The Literacy Campaign in the North



"Small" Languages of the North



Language Development



The "Large" Minorities



Language Endangerment



The Impact of Soviet Language Policy



Language Shift



Shifting Demographics



The New "Nativization" Movements



Conclusion


Appendix


Works Consulted


Language Index


Subject Index


Map of the Soviet Union, 1980