Language and Power in the Creation of the USSR, 1917-1953

Language and Power in the Creation of the USSR, 1917-1953

by Michael G. Smith

294 pages· 1998· ISBN 9783110161977
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This text looks at language planning in the USSR, covering the formative period under Lenin and Stalin. Based on party and state archival material, the book explores the tension between linguistic russification and nativization of the Soviet experience.

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