Description |
1 online resource (ix, 285 pages) : illustrations |
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Online |
Series |
Russian and East European studies |
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Series in Russian and East European studies.
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Contents |
The raising of the Victory Banner -- Victory and the postwar Stalin cult -- The death of Stalin and birth of the Victory cult -- The Victory cult in the age of television -- Iconoclasm, resanctification, and the post-Soviet Victory cult |
Summary |
"In one of the most iconic images from World War II, a Russian soldier raises a red flag atop the ruins of the German Reichstag on April 30, 1945. Known as the Victory Banner, this piece of fabric has come to symbolize Russian triumph, glory, and patriotism. Facsimiles are used in public celebrations all over the country, and an exact replica is the centerpiece in the annual Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square. The Victory Banner Over the Reichstag examines how and why this symbol was created, the changing media of its expression, and the contested evolution of its message. From association with Stalinism and communism to its acquisition of Russian nationalist meaning, Jeremy Hicks demonstrates how this symbol was used to construct a collective Russian memory of the war. He traces how the Soviets, and then Vladimir Putin, have used this image and the banner itself to build a remarkably powerful mythology of Russian greatness"-- Provided by publisher |
Notes |
Series from CIP information on title page verso |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- In mass media
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SUBJECT |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 fast |
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ -- Flags
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SUBJECT |
Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi︠a︡nskai︠a︡ Krasnai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ fast |
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Berlin, Battle of, Berlin, Germany, 1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union -- Flags
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Flags -- Soviet Union
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Emblems, State -- Soviet Union
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Collective memory -- Russia -- History -- 20th century
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National characteristics, Russian.
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War and society -- History -- 20th century
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Cults -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union -- History
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HISTORY -- General.
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Mass media
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Cults -- Political aspects
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Armed Forces -- Flags
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Collective memory
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Emblems, State
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Flags
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National characteristics, Russian
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War and motion pictures
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War and society
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Germany -- Berlin
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Russia
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Soviet Union
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Genre/Form |
Flags
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780822987963 |
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0822987961 |
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