| Description |
x, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-236) and index. |
| Contents |
Introductory thoughts -- Valley of death -- The last hurrah -- "No sea without water, no war without blood" -- After the war was over -- "No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten" -- Glasnost and the great patriotic war -- Russia remembers the war -- Parting thoughts. |
| Summary |
This book shows how Communist state and party authorities stage-managed the Soviets' memory of World War II, transforming a national trauma into a heroic exploit that glorified the party while systematically concealing the disastrous mistakes and criminal cruelties committed by the Stalinist tyranny. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union -- Public opinion.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Influence.
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Public opinion -- Soviet Union.
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Cults -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union -- History -- Errors, inventions, etc.
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Cults. (OCoLC)fst00884980
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) (OCoLC)fst00972484
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Public opinion. (OCoLC)fst01082785
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Soviet Union. (OCoLC)fst01210281
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World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924 |
| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Title |
Living and the dead |
| ISBN |
0465071597 |
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9780465071593 |
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0465041442 (pbk.) |
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9780465041442 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
9780465041442 |
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