03124nam 2200577 450 991078498540332120230331005441.01-280-53326-997866105332680-19-802117-80-19-534536-3(CKB)1000000000406889(EBL)431346(OCoLC)652045652(SSID)ssj0000289854(MiAaPQ)EBC431346(Au-PeEL)EBL431346(CaPaEBR)ebr11303616(CaONFJC)MIL53326(EXLCZ)99100000000040688920161129h19871987 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe best sons of the fatherland workers in the vanguard of Soviet collectivization /Lynne ViolaNew York, New York ;Oxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,1987.©19871 online resource (298 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-504262-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. Workers to the Countryside: From Revolution to Revolution; 2. The Recruitment of the 25,000ers; 3. Setting the Campaign in Motion; 4. The Drive to Collectivize Soviet Agriculture: Winter 1930; 5. The 25,000ers and the Cadres of Collectivization: The Offensive on Rural Officialdom; 6. The 25,000ers at Work on the Collective Farms; 7. The Denouement of the Campaign; Conclusion; Notes; Glossary; A Note on Sources; Bibliography; IndexIn this ground-breaking study Lynne Viola--the first Western scholar to gain access to the Soviet state archives on collectivization--brilliantly examines a lost chapter in the history of the Stalin revolution. Looking in detail at the backgrounds, motivations, and mentalities of the 25,000ers, Viola embarks on the first Western investigation of the everyday activities of Stalin's rank-and-file shock troops, the'leading cadres'of socialist construction. In the process, Viola sheds new light on how the state mobilized working-class support for collectivization and reveals that, contrary to popular belief, the 25,000ers went into the countryside as willing recruits. This unique social history uses an'on the scene'line of vision to offer a new understanding of the workings, times, and cadres of Stalin's revolution.Collectivization of agricultureSoviet UnionHistoryCollective farmsSoviet UnionOfficials and employeesWorking classSoviet UnionSoviet UnionEconomic policy1928-1932Collectivization of agricultureHistory.Collective farmsOfficials and employees.Working class338.7/63/0947Viola Lynne241723MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784985403321The best sons of the fatherland3725629UNINA