When the Bolsheviks caricatured each other: expressing virility in the Kremlin circle
When one imagines the former Soviet Union, the first images that come to mind are not particularly humorous. Yet, as a number of scholars have shown, laughter was no stranger to Soviet society, quite the contrary. And to judge by some of their zapiski – the little notes they exchanged in the course...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Clio
2022
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | When one imagines the former Soviet Union, the first images that come to mind are not particularly humorous. Yet, as a number of scholars have shown, laughter was no stranger to Soviet society, quite the contrary. And to judge by some of their zapiski – the little notes they exchanged in the course of their endless meetings – the party leadership was no exception. Among these, a particular form stands out: the caricatures drawn by certain members of the “Kremlin circle”, which assembled the ... |
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