{"product_id":"collective-farmers-master-science-youth-education-and-inequality-in-the-russian-countryside-1960s-1970s-hardcover","title":"Collective Farmers, Master Science: Youth, Education, and Inequality in the Russian Countryside, 1960s-1970s - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTatiana Voronina\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaeve Zimmerbaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoviet authorities had long aimed to create a classless society and eliminate the differences between the city and the countryside. \u003cem\u003eCollective Farmers, Master Science!\u003c\/em\u003e describes the Russian peasantry's transformation and ultimate extinction through the young people who became immersed in a new Soviet education system. In the process, they adopted the attitudes of Soviet modernity and abandoned the long-standing social patterns of their class. \u003cbr\u003eMemory studies and Soviet sociocultural scholar Tatiana Voronina argues that inequality was created by Soviet educational institutions. This book describes how Soviet modernity was conceptualized and implemented by focusing on the work of the rural Komsomol, rural schools, and an agricultural university. The book is written as a micro-history of three distinct rural communities in the Vologda region. It is based on rich archival material from central and regional archives of Russia and oral history interviews with former members of the region's rural youth. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCollective Farmers, Master Science!\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the intricacy and diversity of the Soviet modernization processes that took place in the Russian provinces during the 1960s and 1970s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTatiana Voronina holds a PhD in history from the European University in Saint Petersburg and the University of Zurich. She is an independent scholar who specializes in the social and cultural history of the late Soviet period. Maeve Zimmerbaum is a graduate student and scholar of Russian literature specializing in Russian symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 9.14 x 6.15 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45776736649413,"sku":"9781487550387","price":178.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/X8_Gb9mxXg9781487550387.webp?v=1770552987","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/collective-farmers-master-science-youth-education-and-inequality-in-the-russian-countryside-1960s-1970s-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}