Remembering the war, forgetting the terror : appeals to family memory in Putin's Russia /

Remembering the war, forgetting the terror : appeals to family memory in Putin's Russia / Ekaterina V. Haskins.

"A study of the popular appeal of the cult of Soviet victory in World War II and the collective incapacity to reckon with the Soviet state terror in Putin's Russia. Illustrates how appeals to family memory energize habits of remembrance acquired through exposure to films, architecture, rit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haskins, Ekaterina V., 1969- (Author)
Other title:Appeals to family memory in Putin's Russia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]
Series:Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; v. 31.
Subjects:
1939-1945
Collective memory > Russia (Federation)
Memory > Political aspects > Russia (Federation)
World War, 1939-1945 > Soviet Union > Influence.
Political violence > Soviet Union.
Mémoire collective > Russie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > URSS > Influence.
Violence politique > URSS.
Collective memory
Cultural policy
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Memory > Political aspects
Political violence
Russia (Federation) > Cultural policy.
Russia (Federation)
Soviet Union
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Summary:"A study of the popular appeal of the cult of Soviet victory in World War II and the collective incapacity to reckon with the Soviet state terror in Putin's Russia. Illustrates how appeals to family memory energize habits of remembrance acquired through exposure to films, architecture, rituals, and digital archives"--
Physical Description:xiii, 149 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and index.
ISBN:9780271097138
0271097132

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