The Living And The Dead: The Rise And Fall Of The Cult Of World War II In Russia
Nina Tumarkin
242 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0465041442
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Language: English
Publish: August 10, 1995
This eye-opening book shows how Communist state and party authorities stage-managed the Soviets’ memory of World War II, transforming a national trauma into a heroic exploit that glorified the party while systematically concealing the disastrous mistakes and criminal cruelties committed by the Stalinist tyranny.