State laughter Stalinism, populism, and origins of Soviet culture / Evgeny Dobrenko and Natalia Jonsson-Skradol.

Author/creator Dobrenko, E. A.
Other author Jonsson-Skradol, Natalia.
Other author Oxford University Press.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoOxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Description422 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Portion of title Stalinism, populism, and origins of soviet culture
Contents The Stalinist world of laughter : the fate of the comic in a tragic age -- A killer wit : laughter in Stalinist official discourse -- The funny war : laughing at the front in World War Two -- "One might think it is a ward in a madhouse" : late Stalinism, the early Cold War, and caricature -- The Gogols and the Shchedrins : lessons in "positive satire" -- The Soviet bestiary : genealogy of the Stalinist fable -- The merry adventures of Stalin's peasants : Kolkhoz Commedia dell'arte -- "A total racket" : vaudeville for the new people -- Metalaughter : populism and the Stalinist musical comedy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 399-416) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021944925
ISBN9780198840411

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