On the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union
Author | : Joseph Stalin |
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Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Soviet Union |
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Author | : Joseph Stalin |
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Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Soviet Union |
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Author | : Alexander Hill |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2008-12-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 113576526X |
This book consists of extracts from key documents, along with commentary and further reading, on the ‘Great Patriotic War’ of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, 1941-45. Despite the historical significance of the war, few Soviet documents have been published in English. This work provides translations of a range of extracts from Soviet documents relating to the titanic struggle on the Eastern Front during World War II, with commentary. This is the only single-volume work in English to use documentary evidence to look at the Soviet war effort from military, political, economic and diplomatic perspectives. The book should not only facilitate a deeper study of the Soviet war effort, but also allow more balanced study of what is widely known in the West as the ‘Eastern Front’. This book will be of much interest to students and scholars of military history, Soviet history, and World War II history.
Author | : Iosif Stalin |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1969 |
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Author | : Iosif V. Stalin |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1942 |
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Author | : Jonathan Brunstedt |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2021-07-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108584888 |
Provides a bold new interpretation of the Soviet myth of World War II from its Stalinist origins to its emergence as arguably the supreme myth of state under Brezhnev. Jonathan Brunstedt offers a timely historical investigation into the roots of the revival of the war's memory in Russia today.
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Total Pages | : 47 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
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Author | : Robert W. Thurston |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : 9780252026003 |
The People's War lifts the Stalinist veil of secrecy to probe an almost untold side of World War II: the experiences of the Soviet people themselves. Going beyond dry and faceless military accounts of the eastern front of the "Great Patriotic War" and the Soviet state's one-dimensional "heroic People," this volume explores how ordinary citizens responded to the war, Stalinist leadership, and Nazi invasion. Drawing on a wealth of archival and recently published material, contributors detail the calculated destruction of a Jewish town by the Germans and present a chilling picture of life in occupied Minsk. They look at the cultural developments of the war as well as the wartime experience of intellectuals, for whom the period was a time of relative freedom. They discuss women's myriad roles in combat and other spheres of activity. They also reassess the behavior and morale of ordinary Red Army troops and offer new conclusions about early crushing defeats at the hands of the Germans--defeats that were officially explained as cowardice on the part of high officers. A frank investigation of civilian life behind the front lines, The People's War provides a detailed, balanced picture of the Stalinist USSR by describing not only the command structure and repressive power of the state but also how people reacted to them, cooperated with or opposed them, and adapted or ignored central policy in their own ways. By putting the Soviet people back in their war, this volume helps restore the range and complexity of human experience to one of history's most savage periods.
Author | : David Marples |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2014-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3838266749 |
Author | : M. M. Minasyan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : Soviet Union |
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Author | : Ivo Mijnssen |
Publisher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2021-05-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0253056217 |
World War II, known as the Great Patriotic War to Russians, ravaged the Soviet Union and traumatized those who survived. After the war, memory of this anguish was often publicly repressed under Stalin. But that all changed by the 1960s. Under Brezhnev, the idea of the Great Patriotic War was transformed into one of victory and celebration. In Russia's Hero Cities, Ivo Mijnssen reveals how contradictory national recollections were revised into an idealized past that both served official needs and offered a narrative of heroism. This triumphant narrative was most evident in the creation of 13 Hero Cities, now located across Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. These cities, which were host to some of the fiercest and most famous battles, were named champions. Brezhnev's government officially recognized these cities with awards, financial contributions, and ritualized festivities. Their citizens also encountered the altered history at every corner—on manicured battlefields, in war memorials, and through stories at the kitchen table. Using a rich tapestry of archival material, oral history interviews, and newspaper articles, Mijnssen provides a thorough exploration of two cities in particular, Tula and Novorossiysk. By exploring the significance of Hero Cities in Soviet identity and the enduring but conflicted importance they hold for Russians today, Russia's Hero Cities exposes how the Great Patriotic War no longer has the power to mask the deep rifts still present in Russian society.