State сontrol over Soviet Society in the 1920s – 1930s: historiographical review

Abstract

The article presents a general overview of historiography regarding state control over Soviet society in the interwar period. For this purpose, it was chosen to consider three elements that were at the basis of the formation of the “new Soviet world,” which the Bolsheviks claimed. The article presents key works devoted to everyday life in the USSR and the history of workers. Research on creating the image of a “new man” and the education of Soviet citizens is also outlined. In addition, the research on the “new language” of variously specialized scientists is characterized since this problem is in the research fi eld of philologists, historians, and scientists of other specialties. After all, creating a new style of talking about the country, society, and oneself was accompanied by both the state language policy and the “language games” of the citizens themselves, who were searching for strategies for correct behavior. The article examines the contextual works of Western researchers on these issues. At the same time, emphasis is placed on the works of Ukrainian researchers about state control over Soviet society.