Soviet intellectuals and political power, Shlapentokh, Vladimir
Автор: Shlapentokh Vladimir, Woods Joshua Название: Feudal America: Elements of the Middle Ages in Contemporary Society ISBN: 0271037822 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780271037820 Издательство: NBN International Рейтинг: Цена: 8437.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Uses a feudal model to analyze contemporary American society, comparing its essential characteristics to those of medieval European societies.
Vasily Yan (Vassily Grigoryevich Yanchevetsky, 1874-1954) was a writer of historical novels whose popularity survives the test of time. He was widely read throughout the Soviet era and continues to be popular in the post-Soviet era. This book is not just a biographical sketch of an important Russian/Soviet writer basically unknown to the Western public. The focus on Yan and his work also demonstrates the role of ideology in a totalitarian society. Shlapentokh shows that ideology and cultural and intellectual life in totalitarian regimes are more complex than is often assumed. Intellectuals often engaged in stressful, but--in its literary outcome--captivating "cat and mouse" games with censors, the powerful, and the government.
