Living Soviet in Ukraine from Stalin to Maidan : under the falling Red Star in Kharkiv /

"This book examines the experience of citizens living in the U.S.S.R., focusing on a group of military colonels and their families in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Drawing from oral accounts, it describes their shifting social, cultural, and political realities and explores how ideological, professional, gender, and national imperatives were internalized, transformed, or rejected"--Provided by publisher."This book examines the experience of citizens living in the U.S.S.R., focusing on a group of military colonels and their families in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Drawing from oral accounts, it describes their shifting social, cultural, and political realities and explores how ideological, professional, gender, and national imperatives were internalized, transformed, or rejected"--Provided by publisher.Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-222) and index.Lived environment, lived history : Kharkiv and the academy -- Men and the military : "New Soviet military men" -- Women and gender : "That's women's work!" -- Ethnicity and nationality : "My address is the Soviet Union!" -- Religion : "Ours is the religion of our grandmothers" -- Conclusions: Living Soviet -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Interviewees -- Appendix B: Questionnaire for first-round interviews -- Appendix C: Questionnaire for follow-up interviews