The Memory of the Second World War in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia

This volume showcases important new research on World War II memory, both in the Soviet Union and in Russia today. Through an examination of war remembrance in its various forms—official histories, school textbooks, museums, monuments, literature, films, and Victory Day parades—chapters illustrate how the heroic narrative of the war was established in Soviet times and how it continues to shape war memorialization under Putin. This war narrative resonates with the Russian population due to decades of Soviet commemoration, which continued virtually uninterrupted into the post-Soviet period. Major themes of the volume include the use of World War II memory for political legitimation and patriotic mobilization; the striking continuities between Soviet and post-Soviet commemorative practices; the place of Holocaust memorialization in contemporary Russia; Putin’s invocation of the war to bolster national pride and international prestige; and the relationship between individual memory and collective remembrance. Authored by an international group of distinguished specialists, this collection is ideal for scholars of Russia across a range of disciplines, including history, political science, sociology, and cultural studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Histories of Central and Eastern Europe
Release date:	May 2023
First published:	2022
Editors:	David L. Hoffmann
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Pages:	370
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-70177-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-367-70177-4
Barcode:	9780367701772

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