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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786056303321

Autore

Matthews Mervyn

Titolo

Privilege in the Soviet Union : a study of elite life-styles under communism / / Mervyn Matthews

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-71603-3

1-136-71604-1

1-283-96682-4

0-203-81557-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Routledge revivals

Disciplina

301.44/92/0947

301.44920947

305.5209470904

Soggetti

Elite (Social sciences) - Soviet Union

Social mobility - Soviet Union

Equality

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 1978 by George Allen & Unwin"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The Soviet elite in the seventies -- pt. 2. Privilege and the law since the revolution -- pt. 3. Social movement and comparison.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1978, this unique work throws much-needed light upon the exact nature of privilege and elite life-styles in the contemporary Soviet Union, under the Communist regime. Dr Matthews' study places these life-styles in a historical perspective, and characterises, in sociological terms, the people who enjoyed them.This study is based on an extensive programme of personal interviews among emigreĢ groups and a close analysis of original and little-known legal historical sources. There are special sections on the nature of change in the Soviet elite and on social mo