{"product_id":"the-afterlife-of-the-soviet-gulnaz-sharafutdinova-9781350167728","title":"The Afterlife of the 'Soviet Man': Rethinking Homo Sovieticus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlmost three decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, today more often than ever, global media and intellectuals rely on the concept of \u003ci\u003ehomo sovieticus \u003c\/i\u003eto explain Russia's authoritarian ills. \u003ci\u003eHomo sovieticus\u003c\/i\u003e - or the Soviet man - is understood to be a double-thinking, suspicious and fearful conformist with no morality, an innate obedience to authority and no public demands; they have been forged in the fires of the totalitarian conditions in which they find themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut where did this concept come from? What analytical and ideological pillars does it stand on? What is at stake in using this term today? \u003ci\u003eThe Afterlife of the 'Soviet Man'\u003c\/i\u003e addresses all these questions and even explains why - at least in its contemporary usage - this concept should be abandoned altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gulnaz Sharafutdinova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135016772X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350167728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gulnaz Sharafutdinova","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44071389233407,"sku":"9781350167728","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c091fb27-63a8-4311-87d7-ae048a294aa8.jpg?v=1685435805","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-afterlife-of-the-soviet-gulnaz-sharafutdinova-9781350167728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}