Despite the “excesses and “errors” that plagued the post-Stalin era, some respectable reforms came out of this period (Freeze, p. 408). The best of these reforms reversed totalitarian policies from the Stalinist era, and perhaps the best example of them is the release of prisoners who were arrested for smaller crimes, who had low … Continue reading Destination De-Stalinization: Say Goodbye to the GULAG →
Peacetime Blues: Tough Livin’ in Post-Victory Russia
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It goes without saying that winning a war takes sacrifice, but that sacrifice often causes ripple effects as the years after the war go by. Aside from how the Soviets may have benefited from their eventual victory, they endured major negative consequences from WWII across many aspects of their society. Specifically, the practical costs to … Continue reading Peacetime Blues: Tough Livin’ in Post-Victory Russia →
Little Less Revolution, Little More Procreation: Social Conservatism in 1930’s Soviet Russia
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Exemplified by the rise of more restrictive views on abortion (accompanied by its illegalization), the 30’s were period of increasingly conservative values and a more rigid family structure for Soviet Russians (“Abolition of Legal Abortion”). This rigidity could also be observed in the way “the first soviet generation” was raised, with 1930’s soviet children simultaneously … Continue reading Little Less Revolution, Little More Procreation: Social Conservatism in 1930’s Soviet Russia →
A Factory in Zlatoust
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https://www.wdl.org/en/item/5291/#q=Prokudin-Gorskii https://www.worldatlas.com/eu/ru/che/where-is-zlatoust.html For this first blog post, I decided to analyze Prokudin-Gorskii’s photograph depicting a metal production factory in Zlatoust, taken in September of 1909. While the factory’s main purpose was metal and armament production, this particular photograph shows the room in which scabbards (the sheath that holds a sword) were made. Regarding what … Continue reading A Factory in Zlatoust →
The Journey Begins
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Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
