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Political Humor Under Stalin is an anthology of jokes, wisecracks, and satire from the Soviet 1930s and 40s that provides a glimpse of everyday dissembling and dissent in one of the modern world's most repressive societies. More than merely a joke book, it offers no less than a folkloric counter narrative to the "official" history of the USSR, as well as a ground-breaking discussion of the culture of joke-telling under Stalin.
ISBN
9780893573515
Publication Date
2009
Publisher
Slavica Publishers
City
Bloomington, IN
Keywords
political humor, Soviet Union, Stalin
School
School of Arts and Sciences
Department
History
Disciplines
Creative Writing | Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
Recommended Citation
Brandenberger, David, ed. Political Humor Under Stalin: An Anthology of Unofficial Jokes and Anecdotes. Bloomington, IN: Slavica Publishers, 2009.
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Edited By: David Brandenberger
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