Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 351 pages)
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illustrations, maps
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also available in print
ISBN:
1784539481
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9781350987296
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9781784539481
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9781786722737
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9781786732736
Series Statement:
The library of modern Russia 4
Content:
The 1943 battle to free the Soviet Black Sea port of Novorossiisk from German occupation was fought from the beach head of Malaia zemlia, where the young Colonel Leonid Brezhnev saw action. Despite widespread scepticism of the state's appropriation and inflation of this historical event, the heroes of the campaign are still commemorated in Novorossiisk today by an amalgam of memoir, monuments and ritual. Through the prism of this provincial Russian town, Vicky Davis sheds light on the character of Brezhnev as perceived by his people, and on the process of memory for the ordinary Russian citizen. Davis analyses the construction and propagation of the local war myth to link the individual citizens of Novorossiisk with evolving state policy since World War II and examines the resultant social and political connotations. Her compelling new interdisciplinary evidence reveals the complexity of myth and memory, challenging existing assumptions to show that there is still scope for the local community - and even the individual - in memory construction in an authoritarian environment. This book represents a much-needed departure from the study of myth and memory in larger cities of the former Soviet Union, adding nuance to the existing portrait of Brezhnev and demonstrating the continued importance of war memory in Russia today.--
Content:
What is a War Myth? -- War Correspondence and Memoirs: The Construction of the War Myth through Literature -- A Myth is Born: War Correspondence from Malaia zemlia -- Early Memoir Literature -- Brezhnev's War Memoirs -- Beyond Brezhnev and Brezhnevism -- Leonid Brezhnev: Local Legend or National Statesman? -- Brezhnev Comes to Town -- The Godfather -- The Making of a Modern Legend -- The State Comes to Town Again -- Respect for the Dead: Ritual and Monumental Remembrance -- Hat's off to Heroes: The Beskozyrka Ritual -- Myth and Monuments: The Place of the Dead -- People on the Periphery -- Meetings of Generations: Teaching the Young to Remember -- Genes and Generations: Informal Transmission of Memory in the Family -- The Educational Role of Veterans -- Formal Education of the Younger Generation.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-340) and index
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 1
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 1
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350987296
