Interpreting the Russian Revolution : The

A comprehensive analysis of the political culture of the Russian Revolution. Examines the diverse ways that language & other symbols-including flags & emblems, public rituals, songs, & codes of dress-were used to identify competing sides & to create new meanings in the political struggles of 1917. The revolution was in many ways a battle to control these systems of symbolic meaning. The party or faction that could master the complexities of the lexicon of the revolution was well on its way to mastering the revolution itself.

List of Illustrations

vi

Acknowledgements

vii

List of Abbreviations

viii

Introduction

1

(8)

The Desacralization of the Monarchy: Rumours and the Downfall of the Romanovs

9

(21)

The Symbolic Revolution

30

(41)

The Cult of the Leader

71

(33)

Languages of Citizenship, Languages of Class: Workers and the Social Order

104

(23)

The Language of the Revolution in the Village

127

(26)

Images of the Enemy

153

(34)

Conclusion

187

(4)

Index

191

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Interpreting the Russian Revolution : The Language and Symbols of 1917

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