Bringing Stalin Back in - Memory Politics and the Creation of a Useable Past in Putins Russia

This book examines the favorable portrayal of Stalin in Russia today. Putin and he political elite have co-opted the processes of discourse formulation in Russian society, using these to advance positive perceptions of Stalin, while exercising control over the arenas in which any sort of alternative narratives on Stalinism might emerge.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Long Shadow of Stalin

Chapter 2: Russian 'Soft Memory' Part I: Crafting the Stalinist Narrative in Russian Society-at-Large

Chapter 3: Russian 'Soft Memory' Part II: The Education Sphere and the Presentation of Stalinism

Chapter 4: 'Hard' Memory: Comparing Memorialization of the Great Patriotic War and the Stalinist Repressions

Chapter 5: Bringing It All Together: Complex Co-Optation, Civil Society, and Access to Discourse on the Soviet Period

Chapter 6: Conclusion: Ghosts of the Past in the Russian Present

About the author

By Todd H. Nelson

Summary

This book examines the favorable portrayal of Stalin in Russia today. Putin and he political elite have co-opted the processes of discourse formulation in Russian society, using these to advance positive perceptions of Stalin, while exercising control over the arenas in which any sort of alternative narratives on Stalinism might emerge.

Product details

• Authors: Todd H Nelson, Todd H. Nelson, Nelson Todd H.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781498591546
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9154-6
• No. of pages: 182
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, Diplomacy, Politics and government