Synopses & Reviews
Ivan IV, the 16th-century tsar notorious for his reign of terror, became an unlikely national hero in the Soviet Union during the 1940s. This book traces the development of Ivan's positive image, placing it in the context of Stalin's campaign for patriotism. In addition to historians' images of Ivan, the author examines literary and artistic representations, including Sergei Eisenstein's famous film
Ivan the Terrible, banned for its depiction of the tsar which was interpreted as an allegorical criticism of Stalin.
Review
"This intriguing interdisciplinary study of the Stalin years deserves to be read widely."--David Brandenberger, Russian Review
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-243) and index.
About the Author
Maureen Perrie is Professor of Russian History, Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Chronology of Events in Pre-Revolutionary Russian History List of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Russian Terms Notes on Translation and Personal Names Introduction PROLOGUE Pre-Stalinization: Images of Ivan IV Before 1934 PART I: THE STALINIZATION OF RUSSIAN HISTORY History in the Service of Patriotism, 1934-45: From Hitler's Accession to the Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1934-39 Three Case-studies in Historical Analogy PART II: THE STALINIZATION OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE The First Steps, 1934-9 Wartime and Postwar Historiography, 1940-53 PART III: THREE ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF IVAN V.I. Kostylev's Novel A.N. Tolstoi's Play S.M. Eisenstein's Film EPILOGUE De-Stalinization: Images of Ivan IV Since 1953 Conclusion Bibliography Index
Introduction * Prologue: Pre-Stalinisation: Images of Ivan IV before 1934 * Part I: The Stalinisation of Russian History * History in the Service of Patriotism, 1934-45 * Three Case-Studies in Historical Analogy * Part II: The Stalinisation of Ivan the Terrible * The First Steps, 1934-39 * Wartime and Post-War Historiography, 1940-53 * Part III: Three Artistic Representations of Ivan * V. I. Kostylev's Novel * A. N. Tolstoi's Play * S. M. Eisenstein's Film * Epilogue: De-Stalinisation: Images of Ivan IV since 1953