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Epic Revisionism : Russian History and Literature As Stalinist Propaganda by David Brandenberger (2006, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-100299215040
ISBN-139780299215040
eBay Product ID (ePID)46584663
Product Key Features
Number of Pages976 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameEpic Revisionism : Russian History and Literature As Stalinist Propaganda
Publication Year2006
SubjectRussia & the Former Soviet Union, Political Ideologies / Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism, Subjects & Themes / Historical events, Political Ideologies / Fascism & Totalitarianism, Russian & Former Soviet Union, Subjects & Themes / Politics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Political Science, History
AuthorDavid Brandenberger
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight18.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2005-011172
Reviews"Two excellent scholars, with original, conceptual minds, have undertaken the investigation of historical revisionism in the Stalin years to demonstrate the effectiveness and limitations of a state project of legitimation. One a historian and the other a literary critic, Platt and Brandenberger have collected first-rate contributors and produced a coherent and powerful volume that amplifies what we know about the uses and abuses of history in the Soviet 1930s."-Ronald Grigor Suny, University of Chicago, "This stimulating potpourri of essays and documents about the portrayal of historical and literary figures in the Stalin era will be a boon to graduate students and a delight to aficionados of Soviet culture. Platt and Bradenberger have performed a service to the profession."-Jeffrey Brooks, John Hopkins University, Two excellent scholars, with original, conceptual minds, have undertaken the investigation of historical revisionism in the Stalin years to demonstrate the effectiveness and limitations of a state project of legitimation. One a historian and the other a literary critic, Platt and Brandenberger have collected first-rate contributors and produced a coherent and powerful volume that amplifies what we know about the uses and abuses of history in the Soviet 1930s."—Ronald Grigor Suny, University of Chicago, This stimulating potpourri of essays and documents about the portrayal of historical and literary figures in the Stalin era will be a boon to graduate students and a delight to aficionados of Soviet culture. Platt and Bradenberger have performed a service to the profession."—Jeffrey Brooks, John Hopkins University
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SynopsisFocusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution, this book tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. It also features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater., Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution--figures such as Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Mikhail Lermontov--"Epic Revisionism tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. An inherently interdisciplinary project, "Epic Revisionism features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater. This volume pairs scholarly essays with selections drawn from Stalin-era primary sources--newspaper articles, unpublished archival documents, short stories--to provide students and specialists with the richest possible understanding of this understudied phenomenon in modern Russian history., Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution - figures such as Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Pushkin, Leo illegible], and Mikhail illegible] - Epic Revisionism tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. An inherently interdisciplinary project, Epic Revisionism features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater. It pairs scholarly essays with selections from Stalin-era primary sources - newspaper articles, unpublished archival documents, short stories - to provide students and specialists with the richest possible understanding of this understudied phenomenon in modern Russian history., Focusing on a number of historical and literary personalities who were regarded with disdain in the aftermath of the 1917 revolution - figures such as Peter the Great, Ivan the Terrible, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, and Mikhail Lermontov - ""Epic Revisionism"" tells the fascinating story of these individuals' return to canonical status during the darkest days of the Stalin era. An inherently interdisciplinary project, ""Epic Revisionism"" features pieces on literary and cultural history, film, opera, and theater. It pairs scholarly essays with selections from Stalin-era primary sources - newspaper articles, unpublished archival documents, short stories - to provide students and specialists with the richest possible understanding of this understudied phenomenon in modern Russian history.
LC Classification NumberPG2975.E68 2005
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