The Legacy of the Siege of Leningrad, 1941-1995: Myth, Memories, and Monuments

by Lisa A. Kirschenbaum

Book Overview

The siege of Leningrad constituted one of the most dramatic episodes of World War II, one that individuals and the state began to commemorate almost immediately. Official representations of 'heroic Leningrad' omitted and distorted a great deal. Nonetheless, survivors struggling to cope with painful memories often internalized, even if they did not completely accept, the state's myths, and they often found their own uses for the state's monuments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521123550
• ISBN13: 9780521123556
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"