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BL
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853680
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Minkova, Yuliya
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| Title & Author
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Making martyrs : : the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin /\ Yuliya Minkova.
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| Publication Statement
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Rochester, NY :: University of Rochester Press,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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| Series Statement
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Rochester studies in East and Central Europe
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237 pages ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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1580469140
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: 9781580469142
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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Heroes-- Mythology-- Russia (Federation)
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Heroes-- Mythology-- Soviet Union.
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Idealism-- Social aspects-- Russia (Federation)
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Idealism-- Social aspects-- Soviet Union.
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Political culture-- Russia (Federation)
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Political culture-- Soviet Union.
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Heroes-- Mythology.
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Idealism-- Social aspects.
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Intellectual life.
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Political culture.
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Russia (Federation), Intellectual life.
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Soviet Union, Intellectual life.
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Russia (Federation)
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Soviet Union.
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| Dewey Classification
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947.84
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DK266.4.M563 2018
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