| Behind the Urals: An American Worker in Russia S City of Steel Contributor(s): Scott, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253205360 ISBN-13: 9780253205360 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $17.82 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1989 Annotation: "Students reading Scott have come away with a real appreciation of the hardships under which these workers built Magnitogorsk and of the nearly incredible enthusiasm with which many of them worked." -- Ronald Grigor Suny "A genuine grassroots account of Soviet life -- a type of book of which there have been far too few." -- William Henry Chamberlin, New York Times, 1943 ..". a rich portrait of daily life under Stalin." -- New York Times Book Review General readers, students, and specialists alike will find much of relevance for understanding today's Soviet Union in this new edition of John Scott's vivid exploration of daily life in the formative days of Stalinism. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 947.87 |
| LCCN: 88046214 |
| Series: Midland Book |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Students reading Scott have come away with a real appreciation of the hardships under which these workers built Magnitogorsk and of the nearly incredible enthusiasm with which many of them worked. --Ronald Grigor Suny A genuine grassroots account of Soviet life--a type of book of which there have been far too few. --William Henry Chamberlin, New York Times, 1943 . . . a rich portrait of daily life under Stalin. --New York Times Book Review General readers, students, and specialists alike will find much of relevance for understanding today's Soviet Union in this new edition of John Scott's vivid exploration of daily life in the formative days of Stalinism. |