Background
Her mother, Octobriana (later renamed Anna), named after the Bolshevik October revolution.
Her mother, Octobriana (later renamed Anna), named after the Bolshevik October revolution.
Elena Aleksandrovna Osokina earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in 1981, and her Doctor of Philosophy in 1987, all from Moscow State University.
Elena Aleksandrovna Osokina earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Elena Aleksandrovna Osokina is currently Professor of Russian history at the University of South Carolina.
In 2001, Mechanical Engineering Sharpe Publisher translated this book into English and published it under the title "Our Daily Bread: Socialist Distribution and the Art of Survival in Stalin’s Russia, 1927-1941". The study enriches understanding of Stalinism, the workings of the Soviet economy, the nature of Soviet everyday life and consumerism.