Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia by McGlynn, Jade

Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781350280762)

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Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia by McGlynn, Jade

Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia

$27.00
Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia by McGlynn, Jade

Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia

$27.00
Format: Hardcover
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Why aren't ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin's invasion of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin's own historical propaganda narratives, Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense. From its World War II cult to anti-Western conspiracy theories, the Kremlin has long used myth and memory to legitimize repression at home and imperialism abroad, its patriotic history resonating with and persuading large swathes of the Russian population.

In Memory Makers, Russia analyst Jade McGlynn takes us into the depths of Russian historical propaganda, revealing the chilling web of nationwide narratives and practices perforating everyday life, from after-school patriotic history clubs to tower block World War II murals. The use of history to manifest a particular Russian identity has had grotesque, even gruesome, consequences, but it belongs to a global political pattern - where one's view of history is the ultimate marker of political loyalty, patriotism and national belonging. Memory Makers demonstrates how the extreme Russian experience is a stark warning to other nations tempted to stare too long at the reflection of their own imagined and heroic past.

Author: Jade McGlynn
ISBN-10: 1350280763
ISBN-13: 9781350280762
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2023
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d

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By Jade McGlynn
By Jade McGlynn
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Jade McGlynn is a Researcher in the War Studies department at King's College London. She is the author of Russia's War (2023) and editor of two volumes on memory politics and history in Eastern Europe. She holds a PhD from the University of Oxford, where she previously worked as a Lecturer in Russian. Jade's research focusses on national identity, memory, media and popular culture in Russia and Ukraine. She is a frequent contributor to international media, including BBC, CNN, DW, Foreign Policy, The Times, The Telegraph and The Spectator.

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