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Record Nr.

UNINA9910629581303321

Autore

Minkova Yuliya

Titolo

Making martyrs : the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin / / Yuliya Minkova [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2018

ISBN

1-78744-216-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Rochester studies in East and Central Europe ; ; v. 20

Disciplina

947.84

Soggetti

Political culture - Russia (Federation)

Idealism - Social aspects - Russia (Federation)

Idealism - Social aspects - Soviet Union

Heroes - Mythology - Russia (Federation)

Heroes - Mythology - Soviet Union

Political culture - Soviet Union

Soviet Union Intellectual life

Russia (Federation) Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 May 2021).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.'