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Author Edele, Mark.

Title Soviet veterans of the Second World War : a popular movement in an authoritarian society 1941-1991 / Mark Edele.

Imprint Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  947.084 Ed19s 2008    ---  Available
Description x, 334 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-318) and index.
Contents Reintegration -- Introduction : consequences of war -- The epic of return -- Welcome to normalcy -- Becoming a civilian -- Victors and victims -- A great profession -- Marked for life -- Honour to the victors! -- Movement -- The struggle for organization -- Entitlement community.
Summary The first book-length study of Soviet veterans of the Second World War and their movement. Based on extensive research in Soviet archives and libraries, it analyses the fate of the millions who returned from the war with Germany.
Subject Veterans -- Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans -- Soviet Union.
Soviet Union -- Social conditions -- 1945-1991.
ISBN 9780199237562 (alk. paper)
0199237565 (alk. paper)

 
    
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