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Jeffrey S. Hardy - The Gulag after Stalin: Redefining Punishment in Khrushchev´s Soviet Union, 1953-1964 - 9781501702792 - V9781501702792
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The Gulag after Stalin: Redefining Punishment in Khrushchev´s Soviet Union, 1953-1964

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Description for The Gulag after Stalin: Redefining Punishment in Khrushchev´s Soviet Union, 1953-1964 Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBJD; HBLW3; JKVP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 596.
In The Gulag after Stalin, Jeffrey S. Hardy reveals how the vast Soviet penal system was reimagined and reformed in the wake of Stalin's death. Hardy argues that penal reform in the 1950s was a serious endeavor intended to transform the Gulag into a humane institution that reeducated criminals into honest Soviet citizens. Under the leadership of Minister of Internal Affairs Nikolai Dudorov, a Khrushchev appointee, this drive to change the Gulag into a progressive system where criminals were reformed through a combination of education, vocational training, leniency, sport, labor, cultural programs, and self-governance was both sincere and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9781501702792
SKU
V9781501702792
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About Jeffrey S. Hardy
Jeffrey S. Hardy is Assistant Professor of History at Brigham Young University.

Reviews for The Gulag after Stalin: Redefining Punishment in Khrushchev´s Soviet Union, 1953-1964
There is very little known about the fate of Stalin's notorious Gulag after his death. Jeffrey S. Hardy makes use of an impressive body of documents to show us how Stalin's camps transformed. This book is not just about crime and punishment, or the changing penal system in the USSR; it is an insight into Soviet life in general, in ... Read more

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