Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. A Question Of Origins 15
6. 2. Experimental Trials In The Red Army, 1919-20 37
7. 3. The Trial Of Lenin 57
8. 4. Teaching Politics Through Trials, 1921-23 68
9. 5. The Culture Of Everyday Life, 1922-24 85
10. 6. Melodrama In The Service Of Science 105
11. 7. The Trial Of The New Woman 128
12. 8. The Crisis In The Clubs And The Erosion Of The Public Sphere 150
13. 9. Shaming The Boys Who Smoke Cigarettes 174
14. 10. Fiction Becomes Indistinguishable From Reality, 1928-33 193
15. Conclusion 208
16. Appendix 221
17. Archives Consulted 231
18. Notes 233
19. Index 293