@article{1436285,
      recid = {1436285},
      author = {Oiva, Mila, and Salmi, Hannu, and Johnson, Bruce,},
      title = {Yves Montand in the USSR : cultural diplomacy and mixed  messages /},
      pages = {1 online resource :},
      abstract = {This volume is the first book-length account of Yves  Montands controversial tour of the Soviet Union at the turn  of the years 1956/57. It traces the mixed messages of this  internationally visible act of cultural diplomacy in the  middle of the turbulent Cold War. It also provides an  account of the celebrated French singer-actors  controversial career, his dedication to music and to peace  activism, as well as his widespread fandom in the USSR. The  book describes the political background for the events of  the year 1956, including the changing Soviet atmosphere  after Stalins death, portrays the rising transnational  stardom of Montand in the 1940s and 1950s, and explores the  controversies aroused by his plan to visit Moscow after the  Hungarian Uprising. The book pays particular attention to  Montands reception in the USSR and his concert  performances, drawing on unique archival material and oral  history interviews, and analyses the documentary Yves  Montand Sings (1957) released immediately after his visit.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1436285},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69048-9},
}