All Shook Up: The Shifting Soviet Response to Catastrophes, 1917-1991

by Nigel Raab, Arsenii Chiorniy (Translator)

Overview

All Shook Up is the first full-length study to explore how the Soviet government and citizens responded to major disasters. Although traditional disaster studies focus on scientific aspects, All Shook Up looks at political repercussions and social opportunities that emerged after disasters. By juxtaposing the response to earthquakes in the Central Asian republics to nuclear catastrophe in Ukraine, Nigel Raab shows how Soviet citizens not only rebuilt devastated cities but also experimented with new values. After the Tashkent earthquake in 1966, architects experimented with Western design and youth underwent their own version of a sexual revolution. This study of Soviet disasters challenges stereotypical representations of the Soviet Union as a monolithic state.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781644695821
Publisher:	Academic Studies Press
Publication date:	04/06/2021
Pages:	386
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.00(d)
Language:	Russian

About the Author

Nigel Raab is Professor of Russian History at Loyola Marymount Universityin Los Angeles. He specializes in Imperial and Soviet history and has written books on historical theories and on the digital humanities. In his spare time, he likes to go for long walks and bike rides across Los Angeles.

Editorial Reviews

"This refreshing and impressively researched book sheds new light on the topic of catastrophes and demonstrates that it is still possible to provide important new information on the Soviet past." David Marples, University of Alberta

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