Bibliograph

And now my soul is hardened, abandoned children in Soviet Russia, 1918-1930, Alan M. Ball

Type

Label

And now my soul is hardened, abandoned children in Soviet Russia, 1918-1930, Alan M. Ball

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-324) and index

resource.governmentPublication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

And now my soul is hardened

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

44958300

Responsibility statement

Alan M. Ball

Series statement

SCAN project

Sub title

abandoned children in Soviet Russia, 1918-1930

Summary

Warfare, epidemics, and famine left millions of Soviet children homeless during the 1920s. Many became beggars, prostitutes, and thieves, and were denizens of both secluded underworld haunts and bustling train stations. Alan Ball's study of these abandoned children examines their lives and the strategies the government used to remove them from the streets lest they threaten plans to mold a new socialist generation. The "rehabilitation" of these youths and the results years later are an important lesson in Soviet history

Table Of Contents

A Note on Renamed Cities -- Introduction: Tragedy's Offspring -- 1. Children of the Street -- 2. Beggars, Peddlers, and Prostitutes -- 3. From You I Can Expect No Pity -- 4. Children of the State -- 5. Primeval Chaos -- 6. Florists and Professors -- 7. Progress and Frustration -- Conclusion: On the Road to Life?

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