Etkind, Alexander
Warped Mourning
- ISBN 13:
- 9780804773935
- author:
- Etkind, Alexander
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Stanford University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 152mm X 229mm
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Russia,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Warped Mourning: Stories of the Undead in the Land of the Unburied explores how Russia has come to terms with its past. Following Stalin's death in 1953, the Soviet Union dismantled its system of terror and torture, but no external authority has been established to dispense justice or provide compensation for victims' families. In post-Soviet Russia, memorial practices have become an important part of the political present. More than twenty years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the events of the mid-twentieth century remain contentious and alive. This book examines how Russian culture has turned the painful process of mastering the past into a vital aspect of its identity. Alexander Etkind sheds light on this complex and often contentious topic, revealing how Russia's unique memorial practices reflect its ongoing struggle to come to terms with its troubled history.
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