"What I hear in Moscow clashes with what I see here..." - World picture, social portrait of Red Army men in 1920s

"What I hear in Moscow clashes with what I see here..." World pictures, soc ial portrait of Red Army men in 1920s" delves into archival findings of soc iologically relevant materials demonstrating real dimensions of Red Army me n of the 1920s regarding their outlook and social aspirations. Contemporary published sources characterizing mentality of the then soldiers are used f or the purposes of the study as well. Basic duality of consciousness is arg ued stemming from the obvious fact, of propaganda foci clashing with everyd ay experiences during both pre-army rural life and actual barracks existenc e.