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History 575

WORKSHEET 2: Postwar "Reconstruction"
Readings: 1) “Russia after the War: Hopes, Illusions, and Disappointments” by Elena Zubkova;

2-3) “Introduction” and “‘Every Family Has Its Freak’: Perceptions of Collaboration in Occupied Soviet Russia, 1943-1948” by Jeffrey W. Jones;

4) “Prisoners of the Soviet Self?—Political Youth Opposition in Late Stalinism” by Juliane Fürst

Please type your responses to these questions to turn in (be sure to include your name).

Elena Zubkova

1. What is the author’s thesis/argument in this piece?

2. What evidence does the author use and what are the strengths and weaknesses of the author’s argument?

Jeffrey W. Jones
1. How does the introduction spell out the argument of the author’s book? What do you think about the use of svodki (informant reports) as a source?

2. What sources does the author use and what is the author's argument in this article? 

3. What are the strengths and weaknesses of this article--in your opinion, how well (or not) does the author prove his thesis?

Juliane Fürst

1. Summarize the author’s argument/thesis in this article.

2. Describe the sources used by the author in this piece and list the strengths and weaknesses of this article.