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Скачать книгу (размер 1 554 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 306) Аннотация: Engineers of the Soul tells the story of two journeys — one literal, one imaginary — through contemporary Russia and through Soviet-era literature. Frank Westerman draws the reader into the euphoria of the Russian Revolution, as art and reality were bent to radically new purposes. Writers of renown, described by Stalin as engineers of the soul, were encouraged to sing the praises of canal and dam…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Engineers of the Soul is the riveting story of two journeys — one literal, one imaginary — through contemporary Russia and through Soviet-era literature. Travelling through present and past, Frank Westerman draws the reader into the wild euphoria of the Russian Revolution, as art and reality are bent to radically new purposes. Writers of renown, described by Stalin as 'engineers of the soul',…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Engineers of the Soul is the riveting story of how authors were forced to write in service of the Soviet Union's Communist ideology. Stalin first used the expression 'engineers of the soul' to refer to Soviet writers in 1932. It would become a well-known phrase and a feared concept. Together with the actual engineers, these engineers of the soul were supposed to contribute to the definitive…