Von Geldern and Stites Questions for Thursday Week 11
Children's Verse (Mikhalkov, 1946. pp. 421-22)
What is the basic attitude of these poems, and how do they reflect the government's "official" stance on the quality of life in the post-war years?
The Man Who Did The Impossible (Fish, 1948. pp. 431-41)
Be ready to point out passages in this essay that show the dominance of Lysenko's pseudo-scientific theories of biology.
Michurin's Dream (Lebedev, 1950. pp. 453-55)
As we have read, Lysenko and other "Michuranists" rejected the study of genetics and believed that one could force plants to acquire new characteristics. How does this essay demonstrate this idea?
To Stalin from the Peoples of the World (Pavel, 1950. pp. 455-59)
What message do you think readers got from this essay? Explain!
Anecdotes (pp. 486-89)
As always, be ready to discuss why these jokes and stories were funny.