Russia: Crafting a Suitable Past
Russia: Crafting a Suitable Past
Author(s): Gregory SlyszSubject(s): Politics
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Russia; patriotism; Kremlin; KGB officer Vladimir Putin; new version of Russian history; The Whisperers: Private Life in Stalin’s Russia; Andrzej Wajda’s recent film; Katyn; assassinations; Joseph Stalin; Red Army; Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; D. Medvedev
Summary/Abstract: The Kremlin’s new brand of patriotism requires a blinkered view of some of the 20th century’s most savage events.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2009
- Issue No: 03/31
- Page Count: 4
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