Engineers of the Soul The Grandiose Propaganda of Stalin's Russia

Name: Engineers of the Soul The Grandiose Propaganda of Stalin's Russia
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ISBN: 9781590200872

ISBN-10: 159020087X

ISBN-13: 9781590200872

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Authors: Frank Westerman, Sam Garrett

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Engineers of the Soultells the story of two journeys--one literal, one imaginary--through contemporary Russia and through Soviet-era literature. Frank Westerman draws the reader into the euphoria of the Russian Revolution, as art and reality were bent to radically new purposes. Writers of renown, described by Stalin as "engineers of the soul, ." were encouraged to sing the praises of canal and dam construction under titles such as Energy and The Hydraulic Power Station. However, their enthusiasm--spontaneous and idealistic at first--soon became an obligatory song of praise as the massive waterworks led to slavery. Combining investigative journalism with literary history, Westerman examines…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication date: 4/28/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.28" long x 1.12" tall
Weight: 1.188

Frank Westerman was born in 1964 and lived and worked in Moscow from 1997 to 2002 as correspondent for the leading Dutch NRC Handelsblad newspaper. Westerman is the author of five highly praised books. His work has been published in more than ten languages and has won many prizes.



Prologue


Number 1 Writer


Maelstrom


Belomor


Botanist in the Desert


Oriental Despotism


The Illusion


Stalin's Cherry Orchard


Rab-Rabochy


Hurrah Patriotism


The Bay at Kara Bogaz


Liriki vs Fiziki


Acknowledgements