Francis Spufford, “Red Plenty: Industry! Progress! Abundance! Inside the Fifties Soviet Dream” (Greywolf Press, 2012)
New Books in Russian and Eurasian Studies
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This chapter examines the themes from Francis Spufford’s 'Red Plenty', focusing on the Soviet Union's aspirations in the 1950s for industrial growth and abundance. It critically analyzes the gap between the idealistic visions and the actual economic and social outcomes of that era.
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