Lost to the state :: family discontinuity, social orphanhood, and residential care in the Russian Far East /

Childhood held a special place in Soviet society: seen as the key to a better future, children were imagined as the only privileged class. Therefore, the rapid emergence in post-Soviet Russia of the vast numbers of vulnerable 'social orphans', or children who have living relatives but grow...

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Main Author: Rockhill, Elena Khlinovskaya
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Childhood held a special place in Soviet society: seen as the key to a better future, children were imagined as the only privileged class. Therefore, the rapid emergence in post-Soviet Russia of the vast numbers of vulnerable 'social orphans', or children who have living relatives but grow up in residential care institutions, caught the public by surprise, leading to discussions of the role and place of childhood in the new society. Based on an in-depth study the author explores dissonance between new post-Soviet forms of family and economy, and lingering Soviet attitudes, revealing social orp.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 383 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845458638
184545863X
1845457382
9781845457389

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