Social practices of prison daily life in the early years of Soviet power
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2024-4-181-192
Abstract
The article considers the main daily practices of women political prisoners of Soviet prisons in the early years of Soviet power, reflected in the memoirs of the Socialist-Revolutionary, journalist and writer Olga Eliseevna Kolbasina-Chernova (1886–1964), the second wife of V.M. Chernov. She was imprisoned from 1920 to 1921. Her memoirs are not only an interesting historical, but also a sociological source identifying a number of aspects of prison daily life and the dominant daily practices that allowed women to adapt to the extreme conditions of imprisonment.
About the Authors
N. M. VelikayaRussian Federation
Natalia M. Velikaya, Dr. Sci. (Polit.), professor
bldg. 1, bld. 6, Fotieva Street, Moscow, 19333
A. A. Goloseyeva
Russian Federation
Anna A. Goloseyeva, Candidate of Historical Sciences, associate professor
bldg. 1, bld. 6, Fotieva Street, Moscow, 19333
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For citations:
Velikaya N.M., Goloseyeva A.A. Social practices of prison daily life in the early years of Soviet power. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2024;(4):181-192. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2024-4-181-192