Supplicants and citizens: Public letter-writing in Soviet Russia in the 1930s.

Examines the different genres of public letter-writing addressed to government officials in the 1930s in the Soviet Union during the reign of Joseph Stalin. Includes the confessional letter; Appeals for help; Denunciation; Loyalty denunciation; Complaints; Opinion and suggestion letters; Critical l...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Slavic Review Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 78 - 106
Main Author:	Fitzpatrick, Sheila
Format:	Article
Published:	Cambridge University Press Spring96
Subjects:	Political letter writing Stalin, Joseph, 1879-1953 History of the Soviet Union, 1925-1953 Soviet Union
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	Examines the different genres of public letter-writing addressed to government officials in the 1930s in the Soviet Union during the reign of Joseph Stalin. Includes the confessional letter; Appeals for help; Denunciation; Loyalty denunciation; Complaints; Opinion and suggestion letters; Critical letters; Anonimka genre; Use of epithets in the letters.