Soviet and kosher : Jewish popular culture in the Soviet Union, 1923-1939

Kosher pork -- an oxymoron? Anna Shternshis's fascinating study traces the creation of a Soviet Jewish identity that disassociated Jewishness from Judaism. The cultural transformation of Soviet Jews between 1917 and 1941 was one of the most ambitious experiments in social engineering of the pas...

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Main Author:	Shternshis, Anna
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington Indiana University Press 2006
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Communism Cultural history Group identity History History and criticism Identity Jewish communists Jewish communists > Soviet Union Jewish Studies Jews Jews > Identity > Soviet Union Jews > Soviet Union > History Jews > Soviet Union > Intellectual life Jews > Soviet Union > Social conditions Jews in popular culture Jews in popular culture > Soviet Union Popular culture Popular culture > Soviet Union Social conditions SOCIAL SCIENCE Socialist states Soviet studies Soviet Union U.S.S.R Yiddish Yiddish literature Yiddish literature > Soviet Union > History and criticism
ISBN:	9780253218414, 0253218411, 0253347262, 9780253347268
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