Making martyrs : : the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin / / Yuliya Minkova.
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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| Superior document: | Rochester studies in East and Central Europe ; v. 20 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Rochester, NY : : University of Rochester Press,, 2018. |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rochester studies in East and Central Europe ;
v. 20. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (237 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s). |
| Notes: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 May 2021). |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.