| ID | 144194 |
| Title Proper | Enforcing stalinist discipline in the early years of post-war reconstruction in the USSR, 1945–1948 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Morcom, Shaun |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A distinctive approach to disciplining the Soviet population emerged following the Terror of 1937–1938, and as a consequence of World War II, around the notion of socio-political and socio-economic ‘organisation’. The early post-war years as a consequence saw the introduction of innovative means of social disciplining in all areas of Soviet society. The infamous attack on the post-war intelligentsia, in particular, resulted from Stalin’s belief that only through the intelligentsia’s correct ‘leadership’ of this socio-economic ‘organisation’ would the Soviet Union be able to meet its challenges of reconstruction and superpower consolidation. This post-Terror and post-war phase in Stalinism marked a lasting turn, which consolidated the authoritarian socio-political dynamics evident in the later post-Stalin Soviet system. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 68, No.2; Mar 2016: p.312-344 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 68 No 2 |
| Key Words | USSR ; Post-War Reconstruction ; World War II ; 1945–1948 ; Stalinist Discipline ; Socio-Political Dynamics ; Stalin Soviet System |