Memory Politics And The Russian Civil War

Author : Marlene Laruelle,Margarita Karnysheva
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350149977

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Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War by Marlene Laruelle,Margarita Karnysheva Pdf

In examining the re-emergence of Russia's White Movement, Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War gets to the heart of the rich 20th-century memory debates going on in Putin's Russia today. The Kremlin has been giving preference to a Soviet-lite nostalgia that denounces the 1917 Bolshevik revolution but celebrates the birth of a powerful Soviet Union able to bring the country to the forefront of the international scene after the victory in World War II. Yet in parallel, another historical narrative has gradually consolidated on the Russian public scene, one that favours the opposite camp, namely the White movement and the pro-tsarist groups defeated in the early 1920s. This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of this 'White Revenge', looking at the different actors who promote a White and pro-Romanov rehabilitation agenda in the political, ideological and cultural arenas and what this historical agenda might mean for Russia, both today and tomorrow.

Author : Julie Fedor,Markku Kangaspuro,Jussi Lassila,Tatiana Zhurzhenko
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3319665227

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War and Memory in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus by Julie Fedor,Markku Kangaspuro,Jussi Lassila,Tatiana Zhurzhenko Pdf

This edited collection contributes to the current vivid multidisciplinary debate on East European memory politics and the post-communist instrumentalization and re-mythologization of World War II memories. The book focuses on the three Slavic countries of post-Soviet Eastern Europe – Russia, Ukraine and Belarus – the epicentre of Soviet war suffering, and the heartland of the Soviet war myth. The collection gives insight into the persistence of the Soviet commemorative culture and the myth of the Great Patriotic War in the post-Soviet space. It also demonstrates that for geopolitical, cultural, and historical reasons the political uses of World War II differ significantly across Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, with important ramifications for future developments in the region and beyond. The chapters 'Introduction: War and Memory in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus', ‘From the Trauma of Stalinism to the Triumph of Stalingrad: The Toponymic Dispute over Volgograd’ and 'The “Partisan Republic”: Colonial Myths and Memory Wars in Belarus' are published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license at link.springer.com. The chapter 'Memory, Kinship, and Mobilization of the Dead: The Russian State and the “Immortal Regiment” Movement' is published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license at link.springer.com.

Author : Nurit Schleifman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135225261

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Russia at a Crossroads by Nurit Schleifman Pdf

The meaning of Russia's past is in a process of continuous deconstruction, reshaping and negotiation by various social and political groupings. Of the deluge of group memories which have broken loose, this collection focuses on several new voices which have never been heard in Russia in this way before: women, Tatars, Cossacks, as well as the voices of religious and provincial populations. In addition, the volume sheds light on the creation of a multi-party system which paved the way for the expression of particular views and interests and generated much of memory's concepts and language.

Author : Mariëlle Wijermars
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351007184

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Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia by Mariëlle Wijermars Pdf

This book examines the societal dynamics of memory politics in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian central government has increasingly actively employed cultural memory to claim political legitimacy and discredit all forms of political opposition. The rhetorical use of the past has become a defining characteristic of Russian politics, creating a historical foundation for the regime’s emphasis on a strong state and centralised leadership. Exploring memory politics, this book analyses a wide range of actors, from the central government and the Russian Orthodox Church, to filmmaker and cultural heavyweight Nikita Mikhalkov and radical thinkers such as Aleksandr Dugin. In addition, in view of the steady decline in media freedom since 2000, it critically examines the role of cinema and television in shaping and spreading these narratives. Thus, this book aims to gain a better understanding of the various means through which the Russian government practices its memory politics (e.g., the role of state media) and, on the other hand, to sufficiently value the existence of alternative and critical voices and criticism that existing studies tend to overlook. Contributing to current debates in the field of memory studies and of current affairs in Russia and Eastern Europe, this book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Russian Studies, Cultural Memory Studies, Nationalism and National Identity, Political Communication, Film, Television and Media Studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004280717

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The Finnish Civil War 1918 by Anonim Pdf

The Finnish Civil War 1918 offers a rich account of the history and memory of the short conflict between socialist Reds and non-socialist Whites in the winter and spring of 1918. It also traces the legacy of the bloody war in Finnish society until today. The volume brings together established scholarship of political and social history with newer approaches stemming from the cultural history of war, memory studies, gender studies, history of emotions, psychohistory and oral history. The contributors provide readers with a solid discussion of the Civil War within its international and national frameworks. Among themes discussed are violence and terror, enemy images, Finnish irredentist campaigns in Soviet Karelia and the complex memory of the conflict. Besides a historical narrative, the volume discusses the current state of historiography of the Finnish Civil War. Contributors are Anders Ahlbäck, Pertti Haapala, Marianne Junila, Tiina Kinnunen, Tiina Lintunen, Aapo Roselius, Tauno Saarela, Juha Siltala, Tuomas Tepora and Marko Tikka.

Author : Daniel Orlovsky
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118620847

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A Companion to the Russian Revolution by Daniel Orlovsky Pdf

A compendium of original essays and contemporary viewpoints on the 1917 Revolution The Russian revolution of 1917 reverberated throughout an empire that covered one-sixth of the world. It altered the geo-political landscape of not only Eurasia, but of the entire globe. The impact of this immense event is still felt in the present day. The historiography of the last two decades has challenged conceptions of the 1917 revolution as a monolithic entity— the causes and meanings of revolution are many, as is reflected in contemporary scholarship on the subject. A Companion to the Russian Revolution offers more than thirty original essays, written by a team of respected scholars and historians of 20th century Russian history. Presenting a wide range of contemporary perspectives, the Companion discusses topics including the dynamics of violence in war and revolution, Russian political parties, the transformation of the Orthodox church, Bolshevism, Liberalism, and more. Although primarily focused on 1917 itself, and the singular Revolutionary experience in that year, this book also explores time-periods such as the First Russian Revolution, early Soviet government, the Civil War period, and even into the 1920’s. Presents a wide range of original essays that discuss Brings together in-depth coverage of political history, party history, cultural history, and new social approaches Explores the long-range causes, influence on early Soviet culture, and global after-life of the Russian Revolution Offers broadly-conceived, contemporary views of the revolution largely based on the author’s original research Links Russian revolutions to Russian Civil Wars as concepts A Companion to the Russian Revolution is an important addition to modern scholarship on the subject, and a valuable resource for those interested in Russian, Late Imperial, or Soviet history as well as anyone interested in Revolution as a global phenomenon.

Author : Marlene Laruelle,Margarita Karnysheva
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-11-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350149984

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Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War by Marlene Laruelle,Margarita Karnysheva Pdf

In examining the re-emergence of Russia's White Movement, Memory Politics and the Russian Civil War gets to the heart of the rich 20th-century memory debates going on in Putin's Russia today. The Kremlin has been giving preference to a Soviet-lite nostalgia that denounces the 1917 Bolshevik revolution but celebrates the birth of a powerful Soviet Union able to bring the country to the forefront of the international scene after the victory in World War II. Yet in parallel, another historical narrative has gradually consolidated on the Russian public scene, one that favours the opposite camp, namely the White movement and the pro-tsarist groups defeated in the early 1920s. This book offers the first comprehensive exploration of this 'White Revenge', looking at the different actors who promote a White and pro-Romanov rehabilitation agenda in the political, ideological and cultural arenas and what this historical agenda might mean for Russia, both today and tomorrow.

Author : Georgiy Kasianov
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9633863805

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Memory Crash by Georgiy Kasianov Pdf

This account of historical politics in Ukraine, framed in a broader European context, shows how social, political, and cultural groups have used and misused the past from the final years of the Soviet Union to 2020. Georgiy Kasianov details practices relating to history and memory by a variety of actors, including state institutions, non-governmental organizations, political parties, historians, and local governments He identifies the main political purposes of these practices in the construction of nation and identity, struggles for power, warfare, and international relations. Kasianov considers the Ukrainian case in the context of a global increase in the politics of history and memory, with particular emphasis on a distinctive East-European variety. He pays special attention to the use and abuse of history in relations between Ukraine, Russia and Poland.

Author : Karen Petrone
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253001443

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The Great War in Russian Memory by Karen Petrone Pdf

Karen Petrone shatters the notion that World War I was a forgotten war in the Soviet Union. Although never officially commemorated, the Great War was the subject of a lively discourse about religion, heroism, violence, and patriotism during the interwar period. Using memoirs, literature, films, military histories, and archival materials, Petrone reconstructs Soviet ideas regarding the motivations for fighting, the justification for killing, the nature of the enemy, and the qualities of a hero. She reveals how some of these ideas undermined Soviet notions of military honor and patriotism while others reinforced them. As the political culture changed and war with Germany loomed during the Stalinist 1930s, internationalist voices were silenced and a nationalist view of Russian military heroism and patriotism prevailed.

Author : Nataliya Danilova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137395719

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The Politics of War Commemoration in the UK and Russia by Nataliya Danilova Pdf

This book analyses contemporary war commemoration in Britain and Russia. Focusing on the political aspects of remembrance, it explores the instrumentalisation of memory for managing civil-military relations and garnering public support for conflicts. It explains the nexus between remembrance, militarisation and nationalism in modern societies.

Author : Evan Mawdsley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111038910

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The Russian Civil War by Evan Mawdsley Pdf

"The Russian Civil War of 1917-1920, out of which the Soviet Union was born, was one of the most significant events of the twentieth century. The collapse of the Tsarist regime and the failure of the Kerensky Provisional Government nearly led to the complete disintegration of the Russian state. This book, however, is not simply the story of that collapse and the rebellion that accompanied it, but of the painful and costly reconstruction of Russian power under a Soviet regime."--Page 4 of cover.

Author : Nikolay Koposov,Nikolaĭ Evgenʹevich Koposov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108419727

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Memory Laws, Memory Wars by Nikolay Koposov,Nikolaĭ Evgenʹevich Koposov Pdf

A major contribution to our understanding of present-day historical consciousness through a study of memory laws across Europe.

Author : Melissa Kirschke Stockdale,Steven Gary Marks,Boris Kolonitskii,Murray Frame
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Political culture
ISBN : 0893579238

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Russian Culture in War and Revolution, 1914-22 by Melissa Kirschke Stockdale,Steven Gary Marks,Boris Kolonitskii,Murray Frame Pdf

Author : Diane Koenker,William G. Rosenberg,Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Indiana-Michigan Russian and E
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 0253205417

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Party, State, and Society in the Russian Civil War by Diane Koenker,William G. Rosenberg,Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

By 1921 (after four years of civil war), the Red Armies and the Soviet system emerged victorious, but the social and political consequences of this victory, the implications of the experience of the war years themselves, remain an unresolved historical issue. Among the questions confronted in these papers: To what extent were responses and political choices of the Civil War years the product of social and economic circumstances, to what extent the exercise of conscious political will? Why was there a progressive erosion of democratic practices and forms in the soviets, in the central government, in trade unions, and in the factories themselves in the post-October period? Paper edition (unseen), $12.50. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Frederick C. Corney
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Russia (Federation)
ISBN : 0801489318

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Telling October by Frederick C. Corney Pdf

'Telling October' chronicles the construction of an official 'foundation narrative' by the Soviet Union as the new state sought to legitimise itself by portraying the October Revolution as the inevitable culmination of a historical process.