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The Soviet Myth of World War II: Patriotic Memory and the Russian Question in the USSR 

byJonathan Brunstedt

How did a socialist society, ostensibly committed to Marxist ideals of internationalism and global class struggle, reconcile itself to notions of patriotism, homeland, Russian ethnocentrism, and the glorification of war? The Soviet Myth of World War II combines archival sources, narrative history, and voices from the period, allowing the evidence to complicate easy judgments and familiar explanations. Seen through the lens of history, The Soviet Myth of World War II explains not only what happened, but why competing interpretations still matter.

Publisher

University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781108498753