Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewIn this volume Ivo Mijnssen uses the thirteen 'Hero Cities' of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus as a lens to understand how Soveit officials shaped war memory through ritualized space. He argues that the designation of hero cities created an idealized narative of collective heroism which served the state's needs. . . . His accessible monograph contributes to the fields of Russian and Soviet history, architecture, and cultural memory studies in general. It serves as an excellent resource for shcolars and students interested in all aspects of Soviet war commemoration, celebration of Soviet holidays, and youth culture.
-- Adrienne M. Harris * Modern Language Review *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Map of Hero Cities
Short Description of Hero Cities
1. Heroism across Generations
2. Creating an Idealized Past: The Soviet Heroarchy from Stalin to Brezhnev
3. Victory Square: The Place of Memory in Tula
4. Great Expectations: From Postwar Ruins to a Worthy Life
5. Novorossiysk as a Monumental Ensemble: Little Land and the Ideal of War
6. Brezhnev's Beloved Novorossiysk: From Wartime Glory to Window to the World
7. Impossible Continuity
Appendix: Archives and Interviews
Bibliography
Index
