How the last years of Stalinhsquo;s rule led to the formation ofan imperial Soviet consciousness
In this nuanced historical analysis of late Stalinism organized chronologically around the main events of the periodldash;beginning with Victory in May 1945 and concluding with the death of Stalin in March 1953gdash;Evgeny Dobrenko analyzes key cultural texts to trace the emergence of an imperial Soviet consciousness that, he argues, still defines the political and cultural profile of modern Russia.]]>
