Book

RSFSR: Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic. Volume II

Human Relations Area Files • New Haven • Published In 1957 • Pages: vi, 311-633

By: Fitzsimmons, Thomas, Barnett, Clifford R., Malof, Peter, Fiske, John C., Nierman, Florence K..

Abstract

Combining data from official government reports and village-level ethnographic studies, this document describes continuities and changes in Russian culture and society that had experienced land redistribution, collectivization, industrialization, and an expansion of educational and health services under Soviet rule. The communist regime also sought to control the family and the church by interfering in their traditional roles, such as socializing children and providing moral guidance. The government was highly successful in modernizing the economy, expanding social services, and improving communication, but not in replacing traditional religious and family values with communist ideals.

Region

Europe

Sub Region

Eastern Europe

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnographer

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019

Field Date

not applicable

Coverage Date

1928-1956

Coverage Place

Soviet Union

Notes

Thomas Fitzsimmons, research chair and editor; contributors, Clifford R. Barnett…[et. Al.]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 611-633)

LCCN

57036857

LCSH

Soviet Union