State Laughter. Stalinism, Populism, and Origins of Soviet Culture Evgeny Dobrenko

State Laughter. Stalinism, Populism, and Origins of Soviet Culture Evgeny Dobrenko – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198840411,9780192576835,9780192576842,0198840411,0192576836,0192576844

Product details:
• ISBN 10: 0192576844
• ISBN 13: 9780192576842
• Author: Evgeny Dobrenko, Natalia Jonsson-Skradol

In the introduction, some general approaches to the phenomenon of Soviet laughter and the most common misperceptions are discussed. These include the classical Sovietological vision of laughter as by definition democratic, anti-hierarchical and anti-establishment. The nature of the concept of “state laughter” is introduced, as an alternative to the approaches that do not do justice to the historical reality of the period. The chapter also surveys the main works on the topic of the book, clarifying the methodological approaches used by the authors. In addition, it explains the structure of the book with a detailed description of each chapter, with reference to the genres and works analyzed.

Table contents:

1. The Stalinist World of Laughter: The Fate of the Comic in a Tragic Age
2. A Killer Wit: Laughter in Stalinist Official Discourse
3. The Funny War: Laughing at the Front in World War Two
4. “One Might Think It Is a Ward in a Madhouse”: Late Stalinism, the Early Cold War, and Caricature
5. The Gogols and the Shchedrins: Lessons in “Positive Satire”
6. The Soviet Bestiary: Genealogy of the Stalinist Fable
7. The Merry Adventures of Stalin’s Peasants: Kolkhoz Commedia dell’arte
8. “A Total Racket”: Vaudeville for the New People
9. Metalaughter: Populism and the Stalinist Musical Comedy

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