ISBN:
9780415669641
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (190 p)
Series Statement:
Routledge Revivals
Series Statement:
Routledge Revivals Ser.
Parallel Title:
Print version Privilege in the Soviet Union (Routledge Revivals) : A Study of Elite Life-Styles under Communism
DDC:
301.44/92/0947
Keywords:
Elite (Social sciences) ; Soviet Union
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Equality
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Social mobility ; Soviet Union
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
First published in 1978, this unique work throws much-needed light upon the exact nature of privilege and elite life-styles in the contemporary Soviet Union, under the Communist regime. Dr Matthews' study places these life-styles in a historical perspective, and characterises, in sociological terms, the people who enjoyed them.This study is based on an extensive programme of personal interviews among emigré groups and a close analysis of original and little-known legal historical sources. There are special sections on the nature of change in the Soviet elite and on social mobility. This reissu
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Privilege in the Soviet Union; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; PART ONE: THE SOVIET ELITE IN THE SEVENTIES; 1 A Problem of Definition; The protection of privilege; high incomes; responsible jobs; the nomenclature listings; 2 Special Elite Benefits; The thirteenth month and other personal payments; the 'Kremlin ration' and restricted consumer outlets; better housing; private transport; special medical services; educational and cultural benefits; holiday facilities and foreign travel; high level blat; party committee membership and temporary party work
Description / Table of Contents:
PART TWO: PRIVILEGE AND THE LAW SINCE THE REVOLUTION3 The Genesis of Privilege; The economic background; Lenin's qualified egalitarianism; salary rules for specialists; responsible political workers' salaries; Red Army officers' benefits; favours for the creative intelligentsia; the NEP-men; taxation in the twenties; food and consumer good supplies; early accommodation benefits; opportunities for higher education; internal travel; foreign travel; special pensions and awards; 4 Stalin and After; Bonuses, personal salaries and second posts; honoraria for creative and private work
Description / Table of Contents:
responsible political workers' salarieslonger-term taxation policies; personal pensions; food and consumer good supplies; accommodation differences confirmed; higher educational facilities; state honours and ranks:; (a) civil awards; (b) military awards,; (c) ranks, insignia of office,appellations; Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev; PART THREE: SOCIAL MOVEMENT AND COMPARISON; 5 Some Problems of Elite Mobility; What is 'social mobility'?; the growth of elite posts; the Soviet elite and the purge mechanism; occupational turnover; elite mobility in Soviet sociology
Description / Table of Contents:
occupational patterns of Politbureau members' children6 International Perspectives; Communist bloc elites; the Polish case:; (a) the Soviet imprint; (b) national differences; an American comparison:; (a) average Americans; (b) elite characteristics; Postscript; Note on Interview Project; Bibliography; Index;
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Description based upon print version of record
