LEADER 03449nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910953154103321 005 20240418053211.0 010 $a9780299234430 010 $a0299234436 024 7 $a2027/heb08768 035 $a(CKB)2670000000016010 035 $a(dli)HEB08768 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000343198 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11947785 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000343198 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10288445 035 $a(PQKB)11307594 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3444899 035 $a(OCoLC)550648837 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12366 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3444899 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10348738 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000011661352 035 $a(Perlego)4390100 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000016010 100 $a20090326d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnummmmuuuu 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aStalin in Russian satire, 1917-1991 /$fKaren L. Ryan 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aMadison, Wis. $cUniversity of Wisconsin Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 241 p. ) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780299234447 311 08$a0299234444 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1 The Insanity Defense -- 2 A Bestiary of Stalins -- 3 Stalin in a Dress -- 4 The Monster Lurks Within -- 5 The Devil Made Us Do It -- 6 The Corpse and the Revenant -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aDuring Stalin's lifetime the crimes of his regime were literally unspeakable. More than fifty years after his death, Russia is still coming to terms with Stalinism and the people's own role in the abuses of the era. During the decades of official silence that preceded the advent of glasnost, Russian writers raised troubling questions about guilt, responsibility, and the possibility of absolution. Through the subtle vehicle of satire, they explored the roots and legacy of Stalinism in forms ranging from humorous mockery to vitriolic diatribe. Examining works from the 1917 Revolution to the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Karen L. Ryan reveals how satirical treatments of Stalin often emphasize his otherness, distancing him from Russian culture. Some satirists portray Stalin as a madman. Others show him as feminized, animal-like, monstrous, or diabolical. Stalin has also appeared as the unquiet dead, a spirit that keeps returning to haunt the collective memory of the nation. While many writers seem anxious to exorcise Stalin from the body politic, for others he illuminates the self in disturbing ways. To what degree Stalin was and is "in us" is a central question of all these works. Although less visible than public trials, policy shifts, or statements of apology, Russian satire has subtly yet insistently participated in the protracted process of de-Stalinization. 410 0$aACLS Humanities E-Book. 606 $aSatire, Russian$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aSatire, Russian$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a891.7/7009351 700 $aRyan$b Karen L.$f1958-$0883723 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910953154103321 996 $aStalin in Russian satire, 1917-1991$91973773 997 $aUNINA