Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Prologue: FORGING THE REVOLUTIONARY SELF 1
5. 1. Rearing Conscious Citizens 15
6. 2. Bolshevik Views of the Diary 37
7. 3. Laboratories of the Soul 53
8. 4. Intelligentsia on Trial ZINAIDA DENISEVSKAYA 115
9. 5. Secrets of a Class Enemy: STEPAN PODLUBNY 165
10. 6. The Diary of a New Man: LEONID POTEMKIN 223
11. 7. Stalin’s Inkwell: ALEXANDER AFINOGENOV 285
12. 8. The Urge to Struggle On 347
13. Notes 365
14. Note on Sources 415
15. Acknowledgments 421
16. Index 425