Dobson, M. (2008) 'POWs and purge victims: attitudes towards party rehabilitation, 1956-57'. The Slavonic and East European Review (SEER), 86 (2). p. 328. ISSN 0037-6795
Abstract
In the wake of Stalin's death in 1953 and Khrushchev's Secret Speech three years later, many Soviet citizens hoped that past injustices would now be put right. For some, this meant the right to rejoin the Communist Party. This article explores how former party members - including many returning from the camps - sought rehabilitation in the years 1956 to 1957. Focusing in particular on the party organization in Vladimir province, the article examines the differing ways POWs and purge victims were treated, and asks how far the decisions made by the party elite in this oblast' reflected central policy or local concerns.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2008 Modern Humanities Research Association. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Sheffield) > Department of History (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Dr Miriam Dobson |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jan 2013 11:50 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2014 02:22 |
Published Version: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/25479202 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Modern Humanities Research Association |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:74867 |