Remembering the War, Forgetting the Terror: Appeals to Family Memory in Putin's Russia - Couverture souple

Haskins, Ekaterina V.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0271097140 ISBN 13 : 9780271097145

Editeur : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2026

Synopsis

Russian state propaganda has framed the invasion of Ukraine as a liberation mission by invoking the Soviet-era myth of the Great Patriotic War (1941-45), in which the Soviet people, led by Russia, saved the world from the greatest evil of the twentieth century. At the same time, the Russian government has banned civil society institutions and initiatives that remind the country of the legacy of Soviet political violence.

Remembering the War, Forgetting the Terror explores the appeal of the cult of the Great Patriotic War and the waning public interest in Soviet political terror as intertwined trends. Ekaterina V. Haskins argues that these developments are driven not only by the weaponization of the official memory of World War II but also by familial pieties and deep-seated habits of memory. Haskins uncovers how widely shared practices of remembrance have taken root and flourished through recurring exposure to war films, urban environments, popular commemorative rituals, and digital archives. Combining scholarship and personal biography, Haskins illuminates why, despite the staggering toll of World War II and internal political violence on Soviet families, most Russian citizens continue to proudly embrace their family's participation in the war effort and avoid discussion of domestic political persecution.

Elegantly written and convincingly argued, this book is an important intervention into contemporary rhetoric and memory studies that will also appeal to broader audiences interested in Russia, Eastern Europe, and the war in Ukraine.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ekaterina V. Haskins is Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. Her award-winning scholarship includes, most recently, Popular Memories: Commemoration, Participatory Culture, and Democratic Citizenship.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pennsylvania State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0271097140
• ISBN 13: 9780271097145
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
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