Soviet Veterans of World War II: The People's Movement in an Authoritarian State, 1941-1991
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Soviet Veterans of World War II: The People's Movement in an Authoritarian State, 1941-1991
19.99 €
15.99 €
Amidst the tragic consequences of the war with Nazi Germany - colossal loss of life and destruction - the Soviet Union had to face the challenge of helping millions of traumatized and maimed people return to civilian life from the front. Mark Edele's book traces the history of World War II veterans from the early postwar years to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The historian shows how, under the Soviet regime, a popular movement of former front-line veterans was born and developed in order to gain recognition for their services to the country and their rights to various privileges. To do so, they had to overcome some resistance from the state, which was reluctant to recognize them as a separate social group, suspected them of political disloyalty, and was unwilling to bear the costs of granting them special status. The author aims to show how, in 1978, against the resistance of official institutions and the reinforcing cult of war, former front-line veterans still managed to achieve what they wanted. Mark Edele is a historian, specialist on the Soviet Union, and professor at the University of Melbourne.
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