{"product_id":"soviet-street-children-and-the-olga-kucherenko-9781474213424","title":"Soviet Street Children and the Second World War","description":"A time of great hardship, the Second World War became a consequential episode in the history of Soviet childhood policies. The growing social problem of juvenile homelessness and delinquency alerted the government to the need for a comprehensive child protection programme. Nevertheless, by prioritizing public order over welfare, the Stalinist state created conditions that only exacerbated the situation, transforming an existing problem into a nation-wide crisis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this comprehensive account based on exhaustive archival research, Olga Kucherenko investigates the plight of more than a million street children and the state's role in the reinforcement of their ranks. By looking at wartime dislocation, Soviet child welfare policies, juvenile justice and the shadow world both within and without the Gulag, \u003ci\u003eSoviet Street Children and the Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e challenges several of the most pervasive myths about the Soviet Union at war. It is, therefore, as much an investigation of children on the margins of Soviet society as it is a study of the impact of war and state policies on society itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olga Kucherenko\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474213421\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474213424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017","brand":"Olga Kucherenko","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47579751350527,"sku":"9781474213424","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7ac714b2-d009-49b8-afef-a0ae0e93f337.jpg?v=1763876397","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soviet-street-children-and-the-olga-kucherenko-9781474213424","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}