Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-695) and index.
Contents:
pt. 1. Imagining childhood. Free spirits and prodigies, 1890-1917 -- Pioneers and pet-keepers, 1917-1935 -- Thank you, dear comrade Stalin, for a happy childhood, 1935-1953 -- Let there always be sunshine, 1953-1991 -- pt. 2. Children on their own. The kindness of strangers, 1890-1917 -- Orphan heroes, 1917-1935 -- Children of the state, 1935-1953 -- Freedom and punishment, 1953-1991 -- pt. 3. Family children. Babyhood -- Nursery days -- In their own time -- The school waltz.
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