The Fate of the New Man : : Representing and Reconstructing Masculinity in Soviet Visual Culture, 1945–1965 / / Claire McCallum.

Between 1945 and 1965, the catastrophe of war—and the social and political changes it brought in its wake—had a major impact on the construction of the Soviet masculine ideal. Drawing upon a wide range of visual material, The Fate of the New Man traces the dramatic changes in the representation of t...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
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Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020]
©2018
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:NIU Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
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Physical Description:1 online resource (324 p.) :; 14 illustrations
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
Illustrations --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Transliteration --
INTRODUCTION --
1. THE LIVING --
2. THE DAMAGED --
3. THE DEAD --
4. HOMECOMINGS --
5. FATHERHOOD AFTER FATHER STALIN --
CONCLUSION --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Index
Summary:Between 1945 and 1965, the catastrophe of war—and the social and political changes it brought in its wake—had a major impact on the construction of the Soviet masculine ideal. Drawing upon a wide range of visual material, The Fate of the New Man traces the dramatic changes in the representation of the Soviet man in the postwar period. It focuses on the two identities that came to dominate such depictions in the two decades after the end of the war: the Soviet man's previous role as a soldier and his new role in the home once the war was over. In this compelling study, Claire McCallum focuses on the reconceptualization of military heroism after the war, the representation of contentious subjects such as the war-damaged body and bereavement, and postwar changes to the depiction of the Soviet man as father. McCallum shows that it was the Second World War, rather than the process of de-Stalinization, that had the greatest impact on the masculine ideal, proving that even under the constraints of Socialist Realism, the physical and emotional devastation caused by the war was too great to go unacknowledged. The Fate of the New Man makes an important contribution to Soviet masculinity studies. McCallum's research also contributes to broader debates surrounding the impact of Stalin's death on Soviet society and on the nature of the subsequent Thaw, as well as to those concerning the relationship between Soviet culture and the realities of Soviet life. This fascinating study will appeal to scholars and students of Soviet history, masculinity studies, and visual culture studies.  
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781501757730
9783110606553
DOI:10.1515/9781501757730
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Claire McCallum.