To Make a Village Soviet: Jehovah's Witnesses and the Transformation of a Postwar Ukrainian Borderland 9780228012467

How the arrival of Soviet power transformed the lives of citizens in the Ukrainian borderlands. Emily Baran explores w

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To Make a Village Soviet: Jehovah's Witnesses and the Transformation of a Postwar Ukrainian Borderland
9780228012467

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Emily B. Baran

Table of contents :
Cover
TO MAKE A VILLAGE SOVIET
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Cast of Characters
Maps follow page
Introduction
1 The Village
2 The Passport
3 The Draft
4 The Ballot Box
5 The State Bonds
6 The School
7 The Farm
8 The Trial
9 Release
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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