false 828647 1 <p> <i>Revolution on My Mind</i> is a stunning revelation of the inner world of Stalin's Russia. We see into the minds and hearts of Soviet citizens who recorded their lives during an extraordinary period of revolutionary fervor and state terror. Writing a diary, like other creative expression, seems nearly impossible amid the fear and distrust of totalitarian rule; but as Jochen Hellbeck shows, diary-keeping was widespread, as individuals struggled to adjust to Stalin's regime. </p><p> Rather than protect themselves against totalitarianism, many men and women bent their will to its demands, by striving to merge their individual identities with the collective and by battling vestiges of the old self within. We see how Stalin's subjects, from artists to intellectuals and from students to housewives, absorbed directives while endeavoring to fulfill the mandate of the Soviet revolution--re-creation of the self as a builder of the socialist society. Thanks to a newly discovered trove of diaries, we are brought face to face with individual life stories--gripping and unforgettably poignant. </p><p> The diarists' efforts defy our liberal imaginations and our ideals of autonomy and private fulfillment. These Soviet citizens dreamed differently. They coveted a morally and aesthetically superior form of life, and were eager to inscribe themselves into the unfolding revolution. <i>Revolution on My Mind</i> is a brilliant exploration of the forging of the revolutionary self, a study without precedent that speaks to the evolution of the individual in mass movements of our own time. </p> 814344 31 5 2006 Revolution on My Mind: Writing a Diary Under Stalin total:11|5:3|4:4|3:3|2:1| 11 42 17 1 4 0 false false Sat Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 07 21:45:49 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 22:03:08 -0700 2009 5 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Aug 20 15:08:01 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 15:08:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 14 05:39:21 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 05:39:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jun 09 20:47:50 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 20:47:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jun 13 09:49:45 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 16:03:52 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 09:49:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 26 16:29:19 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 16:30:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 12 20:51:10 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 20:51:10 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 11 20:40:59 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 20:41:04 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jul 16 22:59:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 22:59:09 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Sat May 31 20:23:12 -0700 2008 Sat May 31 20:23:12 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Feb 26 09:57:02 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 09:57:02 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 03 21:21:38 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 21:21:38 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Nov 24 22:22:11 -0800 2007 Sat Nov 24 22:22:11 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Sun Nov 04 23:10:28 -0800 2007 Fri Oct 26 23:01:49 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 26 23:01:49 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Fri Oct 19 08:45:27 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 19 08:45:27 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Oct 06 15:47:30 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 15:47:30 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed May 09 11:46:39 -0700 2007 Wed May 09 11:46:44 -0700 2007