| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 285 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Russian and East European studies
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Series in Russian and East European studies.
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| Note |
Series from CIP information on title page verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The raising of the Victory Banner -- Victory and the postwar Stalin cult -- The death of Stalin and birth of the Victory cult -- The Victory cult in the age of television -- Iconoclasm, resanctification, and the post-Soviet Victory cult. |
| Summary |
"In one of the most iconic images from World War II, a Russian soldier raises a red flag atop the ruins of the German Reichstag on April 30, 1945. Known as the Victory Banner, this piece of fabric has come to symbolize Russian triumph, glory, and patriotism. Facsimiles are used in public celebrations all over the country, and an exact replica is the centerpiece in the annual Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square. The Victory Banner Over the Reichstag examines how and why this symbol was created, the changing media of its expression, and the contested evolution of its message. From association with Stalinism and communism to its acquisition of Russian nationalist meaning, Jeremy Hicks demonstrates how this symbol was used to construct a collective Russian memory of the war. He traces how the Soviets, and then Vladimir Putin, have used this image and the banner itself to build a remarkably powerful mythology of Russian greatness"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi͡anskai͡a Krasnai͡a Armii͡a -- Flags.
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi͡anskai͡a Krasnai͡a Armii͡a. |
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Flags. |
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953 -- In mass media.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953. |
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Soviet Union. Raboche-Krestʹi͡anskai͡a Krasnai͡a Armii͡a. |
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Berlin, Battle of, Berlin, Germany, 1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Motion pictures and the war.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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War and motion pictures. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union -- Flags.
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Flags -- Soviet Union.
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Soviet Union. |
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Emblems, State -- Soviet Union.
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Collective memory -- Russia -- History -- 20th century.
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Emblems, State. |
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Russia. |
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Collective memory. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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National characteristics, Russian.
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History. |
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War and society -- History -- 20th century.
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War and society. |
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Cults -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union -- History.
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Cults -- Political aspects. |
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Cults. |
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National characteristics, Russian. |
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HISTORY -- General. |
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Mass media. |
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Armed Forces -- Flags. |
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Germany -- Berlin. |
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Battle of Berlin (Berlin, Germany : 1945) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Flags.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Film, document and ritual in Russia's contested memory of World War II |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Hicks, Jeremy. Victory banner over the Reichstag. Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2020] 9780822946502 (DLC) 2020034688 (OCoLC)1182019586 |
| ISBN |
9780822987963 (electronic book) |
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0822987961 (electronic book) |
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9780822946502 (hardcover) |
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0822946505 (hardcover) |
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