{"product_id":"what-was-soviet-ideology-a-theoretical-inquiry","title":"What Was Soviet Ideology?","description":"Because the Soviet Union loudly proclaimed to be an ideological state, its scholars have rarely scrutinized ideology as a concept. Instead, they have treated it as a self-evident fact and proceeded to deliberate the importance of the Marxist-Leninist creed in social life or political decision-making. In the context of the Cold War, such theoretical neglect was exacerbated by political investments that often outweighed—and deformed—intellectual priorities. This has left us today with a notion that is both worn out and opaque, over-used but under-thought. In \u003ci\u003eWhat Was Soviet Ideology? \u003c\/i\u003ePetre Petrov stakes a new theoretical ground beyond prevalent misconceptions, ready-made definitions, and popular stereotypes. Drawing on continental philosophy and critical theory, this book presents ideology as a dynamic form with its own inner dialectic, in which the Soviet ideological regime figures as an original moment, a \u003ci\u003esui generis\u003c\/i\u003e phenomenon. Petrov argues that Soviet ideology should be seen not as a member of an existing species but as a qualitative transformation of the species, ideology, and itself.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54008765546840,"sku":null,"price":97.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781666937374.jpg?v=1764552633","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/what-was-soviet-ideology-a-theoretical-inquiry","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}