Author: Chauncy Dennison Harris
Publisher: Chicago : Published for Association of American Geographers by Rand McNally
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520

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Author: James H. Bater
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Inturist (Firm)
Publisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : ru
Pages : 0

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Author: Ivo Mijnssen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253056217
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332

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World War II, known as the Great Patriotic War to Russians, ravaged the Soviet Union and traumatized those who survived. After the war, memory of this anguish was often publicly repressed under Stalin. But that all changed by the 1960s. Under Brezhnev, the idea of the Great Patriotic War was transformed into one of victory and celebration. In Russia's Hero Cities, Ivo Mijnssen reveals how contradictory national recollections were revised into an idealized past that both served official needs and offered a narrative of heroism. This triumphant narrative was most evident in the creation of 13 Hero Cities, now located across Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. These cities, which were host to some of the fiercest and most famous battles, were named champions. Brezhnev's government officially recognized these cities with awards, financial contributions, and ritualized festivities. Their citizens also encountered the altered history at every corner—on manicured battlefields, in war memorials, and through stories at the kitchen table. Using a rich tapestry of archival material, oral history interviews, and newspaper articles, Mijnssen provides a thorough exploration of two cities in particular, Tula and Novorossiysk. By exploring the significance of Hero Cities in Soviet identity and the enduring but conflicted importance they hold for Russians today, Russia's Hero Cities exposes how the Great Patriotic War no longer has the power to mask the deep rifts still present in Russian society.

Author: Chauncy Dennison Harris
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Foreign Languages Publishing House, Moscow
Publisher:
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Category : Soviet Union
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Author: Henry W. Morton
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315495910
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290

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This anthology of short stories reflects the writers' shared core experience of Korea's trajectory from an inward-looking feudal state, through Japanese colony and battle-ground for the Korean War, to a modernizing society. Three stories have been added to the original edition.

Author: Chauncy Dennison Harris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789998283312
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Arseniy Kotov
Publisher: Fuel
ISBN: 9781916218413
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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The Soviet dream of modernist architecture for all, portrayed on the brink of its erasure In recent years Russian cities have visibly changed. The architectural heritage of the Soviet period has not been fully acknowledged. As a result many unique modernist buildings have been destroyed or changed beyond recognition. Russian photographer Arseniy Kotov intends to document these buildings and their surroundings before they are lost forever. He likes to take pictures in winter, during the "blue hour," which occurs immediately after sunset or just before sunrise. At this time, the warm yellow colors inside apartment-block windows contrast with the twilight gloom outside. To Kotov, this atmosphere reflects the Soviet period of his imagination. His impression of this time is unashamedly idealistic: he envisages a great civilization, built on a fair society, which hopes to explore nature and conquer space. From the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the desert steppes of Kazakhstan to the grim monolithic high-rise dormitory blocks of inner-city Volgograd, Kotov captures the essence of the post-Soviet world. "The USSR no longer exists and in these photographs we can see what remains--the most outstanding buildings and constructions, where Soviet people lived and how Soviet cities once looked: no decoration, no bright colors and no luxury, only bare concrete and powerful forms." This superbly designed volume is the latest in Fuel's revelatory and inspiring series on Soviet-era architecture.

Author: Maurice Frank Parkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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