Figures and Tables
Archival Abbreviations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Denis Kozlov (Dalhousie University) and Eleonory Gilburd (New
York University)
The Thaw as an Event in Russian History
PART I LOOKING BACK
2 Katerina Clark (Yale University)
'Wait for Me and I Shall Return': The Early Thaw as a Reprise of
Late Thirties Culture?
3 Marc Elie (CNRS-EHESS)
Khrushchev's Gulag: The Soviet Penitentiary System after Stalin's
Death, 1953-1964
4 Alan Barenberg (Texas Tech University)
From Prisoners to Citizens? Ex-Prisoners in Vorkuta during the
Thaw
5 Denis Kozlov
Remembering and Explaining the Terror during the Thaw: Soviet
Readers of Ehrenburg and Solzhenitsyn in the 1960s
6 Polly Jones (University of Oxford)
The Personal and the Political: Opposition to the "Thaw" and the
Politics of Literary Identity in the 1950s and 1960s
PART II LOOKING FORWARD
7 Michaela Pohl (Vassar College)
From White Grave to Tselinograd to Astana: The Virgin Lands
Opening, Khrushchev's Forgotten First Reform
8 Amir Weiner (Stanford University)
The Empires Pay a Visit: Gulag Returnees, East European Rebellions,
and Soviet Frontier Politics
9 Eleonory Gilburd (New York University)
The Revival of Soviet Internationalism in the Mid- to Late
1950s
10 Larissa Zakharova (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences
Sociales)
Soviet Fashion in the 1950s–1960s: Regimentation, Western
Influences, and Consumption Strategies
11 Oksana Bulgakowa (Johannes Gutenberg University)
Cine-Weathers: Soviet Thaw Cinema in the International Context
12 Sheila Fitzpatrick (University of Chicago)
The Thaw in Retrospect
"A very pioneering work in an emerging field of study, The Thaw makes a major contribution to the social and cultural history of the late Soviet period. The essays in this volume are consistently of a high standard, presenting state-of-the-art research on a dynamic period that is only now receiving its due attention." -- Miriam Dobson, Department of History, University of Sheffield "Successfully bringing together some of the most significant new work on the Thaw, this volume greatly expands our understanding of a pivotal period in Soviet history." -- Charters Wynn, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin
Denis Kozlov is an associate professor in the Department of History and the Department of Russian Studies at Dalhousie University. Eleonory Gilburd is an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Chicago.
‘Kozlov and Gilburd have edited a fine new collection of essays on
the Thaw era in Soviet history… All of these essays provide readers
with a sophisticated understanding of the culture during this
era.’
*Choice Magazine, vol 51:06:2014*
‘The book makes a crucial contribution to scholarly understanding
of the Soviet Union after 1953… Kozlov and Gilburd’s introduction
alone makes the book a must read…the volume will surely become a
standard reference for scholars and students alike.’
*Slavonic & East European Review vol 92:04:2014*
‘The University of Toronto Press has done a very efficient job of
producing a book that is a pleasure to handle…. It must be
recommended to undergraduates and graduate students enrolled in
Soviet history courses.’
*Slavic Review vol 73:04:2014*
‘The book sets new standards for understanding the multiple
developments during ‘The Thaw’, opens new manifold discussions, and
gives the interested readers ideas for further research areas.’
*The Russian Review vol 74:01:2015*
‘Kozlov and Gilburd are to be applauded for bringing together these
articles; they will enrich historians’ understanding and inspire
new work on this period.’
*David L. Hoffmann*
‘This collection ought to become a go-to source for anyone
researching and teaching this dynamic period… It is not only
enlightening but also a pleasure to read.’
*Cahiers du Monde Russe, vol 55:3-4:2014*
‘The Thaw is an important contribution to our knowledge about the
Soviet 1950s and 1960s, and as such it will be of interest to a
broad audience of scholars of Soviet history.’
*Left History vol 20:02:2017*
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