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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299788703321

Autore

Spencer Malcolm L. G

Titolo

Stalinism and the Soviet-Finnish War, 1939–40 : Crisis Management, Censorship and Control / / by Malcolm L. G. Spencer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-94646-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 229 p. 6 illus.)

Collana

St Antony's Series, , 2633-5964

Disciplina

947

Soggetti

Russia—History

Europe, Eastern—History

World War, 1939-1945

Military history

Civilization—History

Communication

Russian, Soviet, and East European History

History of World War II and the Holocaust

History of Military

Cultural History

Media and Communication

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Politics and Diplomacy -- Chapter 3: Crisis-management, Censorship, Control -- Chapter 4: Signals from Stalin -- Chapter 5: Life in Leningrad -- Chapter 6: Silencing the Past -- Chapter 7: Conclusion -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers an illuminating bridge between the political and social dimensions of the Soviet-Finnish War of 1939-40. The conflict represented a significant crisis for the Soviet Union, inspiring international condemnation and a significant loss of face for its supporters, both at home and abroad. The focus of this study is not upon the military dynamics of the war, but upon its ability to influence events, interpretations and interactions between agents and institutions



within the Soviet Union and the wider international communist movement. Through original archival research, this book considers the ways in which the Soviet leadership reacted to the crisis, the tools at its disposal, and the effectiveness with which it managed to manipulate and control the spread of information through official and unofficial channels.It contributes to a more complete and complex picture of the inter-related nature of Soviet politics, propaganda and mass media in this period.