Bibliograph

Making martyrs, the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin, Yuliya Minkova

Type

Label

Making martyrs, the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin, Yuliya Minkova

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Making martyrs

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1034526376

Responsibility statement

Yuliya Minkova

Series statement

Rochester studies in East and Central Europe, v. 20Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

the language of sacrifice in Russian culture from Stalin to Putin

Summary

Examines the ideology of sacrifice in Soviet and post-Soviet culture, analyzing a range of fictional and real-life figures who became part of a pantheon of heroes 'primarily because of their victimhood.'--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Werewolves, vampires, and the "sacred wo/men" of Soviet discourse in Pravda and beyond in the 1930s and 1940s -- Drawing borders in the sky: pirates and damsels in distress of aerial hijackings in Soviet press, literature, and film -- Our man in Chile, or Victor Jara's posthumous life in Soviet media and popular culture -- Fathers, sons, and the imperial spirit: the wartime homo sacer's competitive victimhood -- Robber baron or dissident intellectual: the businessman hero at the crossroads of history -- Conclusion

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