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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452854503321

Autore

Holmes Larry E (Larry Eugene), <1942->

Titolo

War, evacuation, and the exercise of power [[electronic resource] ] : the center, periphery, and Kirov's Pedagogical Institute, 1941 - 1952 / / Larry E. Holmes

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2012

ISBN

1-280-69977-9

9786613676757

0-7391-7463-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Disciplina

379.47

Soggetti

Education and state - Russia (Federation) - Kirov (Kirovskai͡a oblastʹ) - History - 20th century

Education - Study and teaching - Political aspects - Russia (Federation) - Kirov (Kirovskai͡a oblastʹ)

Education - Study and teaching - Russia (Federation) - Kirov (Kirovskai͡a oblastʹ) - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. Origins and a Troubled History,1914-1941; Chapter 2. War and Eviction in 1941:Business as Usual?; Chapter 3. Life in Exile, 1941-1945; Chapter 4. Getting Nasty Over the Privileges of Rank; Chapter 5. The Politics of Scholarship; Chapter 6. Town and Gown; Chapter 7. Occupiers and Vandals, 1941-1945; Chapter 8. Going Home; Chapter 9. Criminal Behavior: Narkomles, 1945-1946; Chapter 10. Restoration and Recovery at Lenin and Svoboda Streets, 1945-1948; Chapter 11. Zaruchevskii Embattled, 1945-1952; Conclusion

Selected BibliographyIndex; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

War, Evacuation, and the Exercise of Power examines the history of the Pedagogical Institute, located in the USSR's Kirov region from 1941 to 1952. Holmes reveals a tangled and complex relationship of local, regional, and national agencies. While it recognizes the immense



strength of the center, it emphasizes a contentious diffusion, although not a confusion, of authority. In so doing, it departs from traditional models of Soviet power with their neatly drawn vertical and horizontal lines of command. It also demonstrates institutional