The Living And The Dead
The Rise And Fall Of The Cult Of World War II In Russia
Contributors
By Nina Tumarkin
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- On Sale
- Aug 10, 1995
- Page Count
- 264 pages
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- ISBN-13
- 9780465041442
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.