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245 10 a| Belomorh| [electronic resource] :b| criminality and creativity in Stalin's Gulag /c| Julie Draskoczy.;

260 a| Brighton, MA :b| Academic Studies Press,c| [2014];

300 a| 250 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm.;

490 1 a| Myths and taboos in Russian culture;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: Born again: a new model of Soviet selfhood -- The factory of life -- The art of crime -- The symphony of labor -- The performance of identity -- The mapping of utopia.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "Containing analyses of everything from prisoner poetry to album covers, Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin's Gulag moves beyond the simplistic good/evil paradigm that often accompanies Gulag scholarship. While acknowledging the normative power of Stalinism--an ethos so hegemonic it wanted to harness the very mechanisms of inspiration--the volume also recognizes the various loopholes offered by artistic expression. Perhaps the most infamous project of Stalin's first Five-Year Plan, the Belomor construction was riddled by paradox, above all the fact that it created a major waterway that was too shallow for large crafts. Even more significant, and sinister, is that the project won the backing of famous creative luminaries who enthusiastically professed the doctrine of self-fashioning. Belomor complicates our understanding of the Gulag by looking at both prisoner motivation and official response from multiple angles, thereby offering a more expansive vision of the labor camp and its connection to Stalinism"--Back cover.;

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Belomor criminality and creativity in Stalin's Gulag / Julie Draskoczy.

Author/creator	Draskoczy, Julie
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2014]
Description	250 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Labor camps--Soviet Union. Prisoners' writings, Soviet--History and criticism. Prisoners as artists--Soviet Union. Prisoners--Soviet Union. --Intellectual life.

Series	Myths and taboos in Russian culture
Contents	Introduction: Born again: a new model of Soviet selfhood -- The factory of life -- The art of crime -- The symphony of labor -- The performance of identity -- The mapping of utopia.
Abstract	"Containing analyses of everything from prisoner poetry to album covers, Belomor: Criminality and Creativity in Stalin's Gulag moves beyond the simplistic good/evil paradigm that often accompanies Gulag scholarship. While acknowledging the normative power of Stalinism--an ethos so hegemonic it wanted to harness the very mechanisms of inspiration--the volume also recognizes the various loopholes offered by artistic expression. Perhaps the most infamous project of Stalin's first Five-Year Plan, the Belomor construction was riddled by paradox, above all the fact that it created a major waterway that was too shallow for large crafts. Even more significant, and sinister, is that the project won the backing of famous creative luminaries who enthusiastically professed the doctrine of self-fashioning. Belomor complicates our understanding of the Gulag by looking at both prisoner motivation and official response from multiple angles, thereby offering a more expansive vision of the labor camp and its connection to Stalinism"--Back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-245) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2013388556
ISBN	1618112880
ISBN	9781618112880

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