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

• Autore: Minkova Yuliya
• Pubblicazione: Rochester, NY : , : University of Rochester Press, , 2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 947.84
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: Soviet Union Intellectual life; Russia (Federation) Intellectual life
• 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.'
• Titolo autorizzato: Making martyrs
• ISBN: 1-78744-216-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910629581303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rochester studies in East and Central Europe ; ; v. 20.