Political Humor Under Stalin
| Author | : David Brandenberger |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 172 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105215307849 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Political Humor Under Stalin by : David Brandenberger
Download or read book Political Humor Under Stalin written by David Brandenberger and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Political Humor under Stalin is an anthology of jokes, wisecracks, and satire from the Soviet 1930s and '40s that provides a glimpse of everyday dissembling and dissent in one of the modern world's most repressive societies. More than merely a joke book, it offers no less than a folkloric counter-narrative to the official history of the USSR, as well as a ground-breaking discussion of the culture of joke-telling under Stalin.
