Imagining socialism in the Soviet century.
Much of the current conversation about social justice, economic responsibility and individual self-realization is informed by an explicit or implicit comparison between capitalist and socialist modernities. The Soviet Union’s variety of socialism understandably serves as a critical master referent i...
| Published in: | Social History Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 315 - 342 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Aug2017
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