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Making martyrs : the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin /

Examines the ideology of sacrifice in Soviet and post-Soviet culture, analyzing a range of fictional and real-life figures who became part of a pantheon of heroes 'primarily because of their victimhood.'

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Minkova, Yuliya (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2018.
Colección:Rochester studies in East and Central Europe.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Werewolves, vampires, and the "sacred wo/men" of Soviet discourse in Pravda and beyond in the 1930s and 1940s
  • Drawing borders in the sky: pirates and damsels in distress of aerial hijackings in Soviet press, literature, and film
  • Our man in Chile, or Victor Jara's posthumous life in Soviet media and popular culture
  • Fathers, sons, and the imperial spirit: the wartime homo sacer's competitive victimhood
  • Robber baron or dissident intellectual: the businessman hero at the crossroads of history
  • Conclusion.