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UNISA996247949903316 |
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Autore |
McCannon John <1967-> |
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Titolo |
Red Arctic : polar exploration and the myth of the north in the Soviet Union, 1932-1939 / / John McCannon |
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New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-771575-3 |
1-280-45401-6 |
1-4237-4113-7 |
0-19-535420-6 |
1-60256-199-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (255 p.) |
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Collana |
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Oxford scholarship online |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Russia, Northern History |
Arctic regions Discovery and exploration Soviet |
Soviet Union Territorial expansion |
Soviet Union History 1925-1953 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliography: p212-225. _ Includes index. |
Previously issued in print: 1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages211-225) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; A Note on Transliteration; Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: Footholds in the North: The Russians in the Arctic, 1500-1932; TWO: The Commissariat of Ice: The Rise of Glavsevmorput, 1932-1936; THREE: Days of Glory: The Major Expeditions, 1932-1939; FOUR: From Victory To Victory: The Myth of the Arctic in Soviet Culture; FIVE: Between Rhetoric and Reality: Manufacturing the Arctic Myth; SIX: Polestar Descending: Glavsevmorput In Decline, 1936-1939; CONCLUSION; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text explores Stalinist Russia's campaign to develop its Northern territories during the 1930s. The author exposes the reality behind the polar expeditions, and traces the development of the polar-based popular culture of the decade. |
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