Soviet Workers and Late Stalinism

Informationen zum Autor Donald Filtzer is Professor of Russian History at the University of East London, and the author of numerous books and articles on Russian history. Klappentext Soviet Workers and Late Stalinism is the first study of labour and labour policy during the critical period of the Soviet Union's postwar recovery and the last years of Stalin. It is also the first detailed social history of the Soviet Union in these years available to non-Russian readers. Using previously inaccessible archival sources! Donald Filtzer describes for the first time the tragic hardships faced by workers and their families right after the war; conditions in housing and health care; the special problems of young workers; working conditions within industry; and the tremendous strains which regime policy placed not just on the mass of the population! but on the cohesion and commitment of key institutions within the Stalinist political system! most notably the trade unions and the procuracy. Donald Filtzer's subtle and compelling book will interest all historians of the Soviet Union and of socialism. Zusammenfassung In this major archive-based study of industry and labour during late Stalinism! Filtzer reveals the central role which control over workers' living standards and behaviour played in the restoration of the Stalinist system after World War II. A subtle! compelling book! of interest to all scholars of Russian history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; List of terms and abbreviations; Introduction: the political imperatives of the postwar recovery; 1. Rebuilding the workforce: free, slave and indentured labour; 2. The food crisis of 1946 1947; 3. Attenuated recovery: the end of rationing, housing and health; 4. 'Socializing' the next generation: the position of young workers; 5. Labour discipline and criminal law: the futility of repression; 6. The industrial enterprise: working conditions, work organization and wage determination; Conclusion: labour and the 'renormalization' of Stalinist social relations; Bibliography; Index....

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Soviet Workers and Late Stalinism is the first study of labour and labour policy during the critical period of the Soviet Union’s postwar recovery and the last years of Stalin. It is also the first detailed social history of the Soviet Union in these years available to non-Russian readers. Using previously inaccessible archival sources, Donald Filtzer describes for the first time the tragic hardships faced by workers and their families right after the war; conditions in housing and health care; the special problems of young workers; working conditions within industry; and the tremendous strains which regime policy placed not just on the mass of the population, but on the cohesion and commitment of key institutions within the Stalinist political system, most notably the trade unions and the procuracy. Donald Filtzer’s subtle and compelling book will interest all historians of the Soviet Union and of socialism.

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In this major archive-based study of industry and labour during late Stalinism, Filtzer reveals the central role which control over workers' living standards and behaviour played in the restoration of the Stalinist system after World War II. A subtle, compelling book, of interest to all scholars of Russian history.

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List of tables; Preface and acknowledgements; List of terms and abbreviations; Introduction: the political imperatives of the postwar recovery; 1. Rebuilding the workforce: free, slave and indentured labour; 2. The food crisis of 1946 1947; 3. Attenuated recovery: the end of rationing, housing and health; 4. 'Socializing' the next generation: the position of young workers; 5. Labour discipline and criminal law: the futility of repression; 6. The industrial enterprise: working conditions, work organization and wage determination; Conclusion: labour and the 'renormalization' of Stalinist social relations; Bibliography; Index.