From Charisma to Cant: Models of Public Speaking in Early Soviet Russia

Focusing on discussions and representations of oratory from contemporary how-to manuals, textbooks, journals and fiction, Gorham traces the changes forms and functions of public speaking in early Soviet Russia. He analyzes the relationship between the art of public speaking and the creation of the S...

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Published inCanadian Slavonic papers Vol. 38; no. 3-4; pp. 331 - 355
Main Author Gorham, Michael S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa, Ont Routledge 01.09.1996
Canadian Association of Slavists
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Fiction
History
Public speaking
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics > USSR
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Summary:Focusing on discussions and representations of oratory from contemporary how-to manuals, textbooks, journals and fiction, Gorham traces the changes forms and functions of public speaking in early Soviet Russia. He analyzes the relationship between the art of public speaking and the creation of the Soviet state.
ISSN:0008-5006
2375-2475
DOI:10.1080/00085006.1996.11092128