Saving Stalin's imperial city, historic preservation in Leningrad, 1930-1950, Steven Maddox
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Saving Stalin's imperial city, historic preservation in Leningrad, 1930-1950, Steven Maddox
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Saving Stalin's imperial city
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
895336889
Responsibility statement
Steven Maddox
Series statement
JSTOR eBooks
Sub title
historic preservation in Leningrad, 1930-1950
Summary
Saving Stalin's Imperial City is the history of the successes and failures in historic preservation and of Leningraders' determination to honor the memory of the terrible siege the city had endured during World War II. The book stresses the counterintuitive nature of Stalinist policies, which allocated scarce wartime resources to save historic monuments of the tsarist and imperial past even as the very existence of the Soviet state was being threatened, and again after the war, when housing, hospitals, and schools needed to be rebuilt. Postwar Leningrad was at the forefront of a concerted restoration effort, fueled by commemorations that glorified the city's wartime experience, encouraged civic pride, and mobilized residents to rebuild their hometown. For Leningrad, the restoration of monuments and commemorations of the siege were intimately intertwined, served similar purposes, and were mutually reinforcing.--, Provided by Publisher
Table Of Contents
Old Petersburg, preservation movements, and the Soviet state's "turn to the past" -- These monuments must be protected! : Leningrad's imperial cityscape at war -- Projecting Soviet power : historic restoration as commemoration in postwar Leningrad -- "When Ivan comes, there will be nothing left" : rebuilding and reimagining the historic monuments in Leningrad's suburbs -- Becoming "Leningraders" : official commemorations of the Blockade -- Cold War complications : Soviet patriotism, historic restoration, and the end of Blockade commemorations
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- Saint Petersburg (Russia) + Buildings, structures, etc
- Historic preservation -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Architecture + Conservation and restoration -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Monuments + Conservation and restoration -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Soviet Union -- Cultural policy
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944
- Historic preservation + Government policy -- Soviet Union -- History
- Historic buildings + Conservation and restoration -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Memorials -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- City planning -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
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- Saint Petersburg (Russia) + Buildings, structures, etc
- Historic preservation -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Architecture + Conservation and restoration -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Monuments + Conservation and restoration -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Soviet Union -- Cultural policy
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) -- History -- Siege, 1941-1944
- Historic preservation + Government policy -- Soviet Union -- History
- Historic buildings + Conservation and restoration -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- Memorials -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
- City planning -- Russia (Federation) -- Saint Petersburg -- History -- 20th century
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