SOVIET HOLIDAYS IN RUSSIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY. REVIEW OF BOOK: NEVEZHIN V.A. SOVIET FESTIVE CULTURE. MAY DAY AND OCTOBER CELEBRATIONS (1930S - MID-1940S). MOSCOW: KVADRIGA, 2024. 424 P.

Russian historiography, the study of the festive culture of Soviet society has a rich tradition. Various approaches to the study of the current problem, outlined in the review article, demonstrate the current historiographic situation. Despite a sufficient number of researches done by sociologists, philosophers, experts in culture, and historians there are still a number of gaps that require studying and comprehending. V.A. Nevezhin’s new research makes a significant contribution to better understanding how Soviet official state holidays on May 1 and November 7 were organized and held. The review article analyzes an updated historian’s approach, (based on an extensive array of published and unpublished sources) to the Soviet festive culture in the 1930s – mid-1940s.