In "Making Sense of War, " Amir Weiner reconceptualizes the
entire historical experience of the Soviet Union from a new
perspective, that of World War II. Breaking with the conventional
interpretation that views World War II as a post-revolutionary
addendum, Weiner situates this event at the crux of the development
of the Soviet--not just the Stalinist--system. Through a richly
detailed look at Soviet society as a whole, and at one Ukrainian
region in particular, the author shows how World War II came to
define the ways in which members of the political elite as well as
ordinary citizens viewed the world and acted upon their beliefs and
ideologies.
The book explores the creation of the myth of the war against
the historiography of modern schemes for social engineering, the
Holocaust, ethnic deportations, collaboration, and postwar
settlements. For communist true believers, World War II was the
purgatory of the revolution, the final cleansing of Soviet society
of the remaining elusive "human weeds" who intruded upon socialist
harmony, and it brought the polity to the brink of communism. Those
ridden with doubts turned to the war as a redemption for past
wrongs of the regime, while others hoped it would be the death blow
to an evil enterprise. For all, it was the Armageddon of the
Bolshevik Revolution. The result of Weiner's inquiry is a bold,
compelling new picture of a Soviet Union both reinforced and
enfeebled by the experience of total war.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2002 |
First published: |
April 2002 |
Authors: |
Amir Weiner
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Dimensions: |
235 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
432 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-09543-1 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-691-09543-4 |
Barcode: |
9780691095431 |
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