Russia's hero cities

• Verfasst von: Mijnssen, Ivo [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Russia's hero cities
• Titelzusatz: from postwar ruins to the Soviet heroarchy
• Verf.angabe: Ivo Mijnssen
• Verlagsort: Bloomington, Indiana
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• E-Jahr: 2021
• Jahr: [2021]
• Umfang: xx, 307 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, 1 Karte
• Fussnoten: Quellenverzeichnis: Seite 263-265 ; Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 267293 ; Enthält ein Register
• ISBN: 978-0-253-05622-1
• ISBN: 978-0-253-05620-7
• Schlagwörter: (g)Tula <Russland> / (g)Noworossisk / (s)Russlandfeldzug <1941-1945, Motiv> / (s)Kollektives Gedächtnis / (z)Geschichte 1960-
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Mijnssen, Ivo, 1982 - : Russia's hero cities. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2021. - 1 online resource (xx, 307 pages)
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Mijnssen, Ivo, 1982 - : Russia's hero cities. - Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, 2021. - 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 307 Seiten
• RVK-Notation: MG 85030
• RVK-Notation: NQ 8294
• RVK-Notation: LB 63325
• K10plus-PPN: 1760366064

Abstract

In this volume, Ivo Mijnssen reveals how contradictory national recollections were revised into an idealized past that both served official needs and offered a narrative of heroism. This triumphant narrative was most evident in the creation of 13 Hero Cities, now located across Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. These cities, which were host to some of the fiercest and most famous battles, were named champions. Brezhnev's government officially recognized these cities with awards, financial contributions, and ritualized festivities. Their citizens also encountered the altered history at every corner—on manicured battlefields, in war memorials, and through stories at the kitchen table. Using a rich tapestry of archival material, oral history interviews, and newspaper articles, Mijnssen provides a thorough exploration of two cities in particular, Tula and Novorossiysk. By exploring the significance of Hero Cities in Soviet identity and the enduring but conflicted importance they hold for Russians today, Russia's Hero Cities exposes how the Great Patriotic War no longer has the power to mask the deep rifts still present in Russian society