War Monuments, Public Patriotism, and Bereavement in Russia, 1905-2015 Contributor(s): Cohen, Aaron J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498577474 ISBN-13: 9781498577472 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $115.83 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Art | Sculpture & Installation - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism |
Dewey: 730.947 |
LCCN: 2021279269 |
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6" W x 9" (1.25 lbs) 270 pages |
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Publisher Description: This study analyzes how public bereavement became cemented into the broad geography of Russian culture with the appearance of experiential and local memorials in the 1960s after a half century of instability, contestation, and absence. The author shows how monument builders responded to a need from the population to share an accessible war experience apart from the exclusive Bolshevik memorial culture. He argues that this development of war commemoration has amplified the role of war hero memorialization as an anchor of public stability and social solidarity in Putin's Russia, where there is little consensus about the past, present, or future. |