Author Archives: Polly Jones
Soviet baby Boomers – Some thoughts on oral history and memory
Don Raleigh’s study of two graduating classes of the late 1960s, one in Moscow, the other in the ‘closed city’ of Saratov, offers uniquely rich insight into life in the post-Stalinist Soviet Union. I found it compelling and often moving, … Continue reading
Posted in Soviet Baby Boomers
1 Comment
The Stalin Cult
I’d like to thank Steve Barnes for inviting me to take part in this conversation, and to thank and congratulate Jan Plamper for his book. I should say first of all that I consider The Stalin Cult a remarkable and … Continue reading
Posted in The Stalin Cult
Leave a comment
