Current Research Projects: Filtzer
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Principal investigator
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Institutional affiliation
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University of East London |
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Title of project
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Soviet workers and late Stalinism: labour and the restoration of the Stalinist system in the aftermath of World War Two, 1945-1953 |
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Starting date
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1995 |
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Sources of funding
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Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, University of East London (RAE funding), and |
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Brief description
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The project examines the position of workers in industry, construction, and transport during the USSR's postwar reconstruction, from the end of hostilities in 1945 until Stalin's death in 1953. The main topics covered are: sources of recruitment; the standard of living; the position of young workers; enforcement of criminal sanctions against job-changing and absenteeism; the work environment and work relations inside the industrial enterprise. |
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Results available?
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Research in Former Soviet Archives on Issues of Historical Political Economy
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