Bolsheviks and the Bottle: Drink and Worker Culture in St. Petersburg, 1900-1929 - Rilegato

Phillips, Laura A.

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ISBN 10: 0875802648 ISBN 13: 9780875802640

Casa editrice: Northern Illinois Univ Pr, 2000

Riassunto

This innovative study of drinking provides rich insights into changes and continuities in everyday life among revolutionary St. Petersburg's workers. Drawing on a wide array of previously untapped sources, Phillips sheds fresh light on issues of revolutionary change, class, and gender as she probes the tenacious resiliency of alcohol-centered culture in the face of state efforts at prohibition.

Readers will find a sophisticated examination of workers' drinking habits and tavern culture, reflecting broader issues of working-class identity and relations with authority. Through the prism of drink, Phillips juxtaposes the world of rank-and-file working men, where the steady flow of alcohol facilitated comradeship and celebration, against the goals of political activists who encouraged self-improvement through sober pursuits such as education and increased productivity. Because working men were husbands and fathers, Phillips also assesses the complex involvement of women and children with this drinking culture.

Phillips's provocative argument that revolution simultaneously empowered both champions and opponents of drink among the working class will invigorate scholarly debate about worker culture in Russia. Bolsheviks and the Bottle will appeal to readers interested in alcohol studies, gender issues, working-class culture, and Russian history.

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Book by Laura A Phillips

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• Editore: Northern Illinois Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0875802648
• ISBN 13: 9780875802640
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 212