«ВСЕ ПРОХОДИТ. ОСТАЕТСЯ РОДИНА – ТО, ЧТО НЕ ИЗМЕНИТ НИКОГДА»1: ОБРАЗ РОДИНЫ В СОВЕТСКОЙ ПЕСНЕ
“EVERYTHING PASSES. ONLY MOTHERLAND REMAINS, THE ONE WHICH WOULD NEVER BE UNFAITHFUL”: IMAGE OF MOTHERLAND IN SOVIET SONG

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the image of the Motherland as it appears in the Soviet mass song of 1930-80th. The author identifies basic substantive elements of the image, traces the dynamics of its development in a changing socio-political context, and demonstrates its continuity and integrity. The author raises the question concerning the reasons for enduring popularity of Soviet songs on the Motherland. According to the author’s understanding, such popularity is rooted in the conformity of the emerging Soviet identity with the spirit of the agents of the construction of the socialist state. Considering interpretations of the song’s image of the Motherland in the research literature, the author concludes that the value of the image could not be reduced to the need to address particular ideological and mobilization tasks. The author notes that the emotional impact of the song’s image of the Motherland is not related directly to the support or rejection of specific socio-political system, but it is connected with the primary need for a sense of the homeland.

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