The History of Everyday Life in Communist Eastern Europe

The module explores various aspects of the history of everyday life in Communist Eastern Europe from the establishment of the Soviet Union until the disintegration of the Soviet bloc. The topics to be discussed include sexuality, family and gender relations, consumption, alcohol and drug abuse, leisure, popular culture and music, as well as the effect of the Soviet project on the formation of and representation of identities. The module reflects on these themes from a comparative perspective using examples from the Soviet Union and from the countries of the Soviet bloc in Eastern Europe.