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OverviewKaren Petrone shatters the notion that World War I was a forgotten war in the Soviet Union. Although never officially commemorated, the Great War was the subject of a lively discourse about religion, heroism, violence, and patriotism during the interwar period. Using memoirs, literature, films, military histories, and archival materials, Petrone reconstructs Soviet ideas regarding the motivations for fighting, the justification for killing, the nature of the enemy, and the qualities of a hero. She reveals how some of these ideas undermined Soviet notions of military honor and patriotism while others reinforced them. As the political culture changed and war with Germany loomed during the Stalinist 1930s, internationalist voices were silenced and a nationalist view of Russian military heroism and patriotism prevailed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Karen PetronePublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780253356178ISBN 10: 0253356172 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 14 July 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Great War in Russian Memory 2. Spirituality, the Supernatural, and the Memory of World War I 3. The Paradoxes of Gender in Soviet War Memory 4. Violence, Morality, and the Conscience of the Warrior 5. World War I and the Definition of Russianness 6. Arrested History 7. Disappearance and Reappearance 8. Legacies of the Great War Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAn original work of serious scholarship... Petrone engages with a flourishing literature on the cultural consequences of the First World War. Peter Gatrell, author of A Whole Empire Walking Petrone makes very important contributions not only to the field of Russian and Soviet history but to the field of World War I studies as well. Joshua A. Sanborn, Lafayette College An original work of serious scholarship... Petrone engages with a flourishing literature on the cultural consequences of the First World War. Peter Gatrell, author of A Whole Empire Walking Petrone makes very important contributions not only to the field of Russian and Soviet history but to the field of World War I studies as well. Joshua A. Sanborn, Lafayette College Author InformationKaren Petrone is Associate Professor of History at the University of Kentucky. She is author of Life Has Become More Joyous, Comrades: Celebrations in the Time of Stalin (IUP, 2000) and editor (with Valerie Kivelson, Michael S. Flier, and Nancy Shields Kollmann) of The New Muscovite Cultural History: A Collection in Honor of Daniel B. Rowland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |