The military uses of literature fiction and the Armed Forces in the Soviet Union
Title:
The military uses of literature fiction and the Armed Forces in the Soviet Union
Author:
Hooker, Mark T.
ISBN:
9780313024016
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Publication Information:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1996.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 242 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Introduction; 1. The Political History of Soviet Military Fiction; 2. The Aftermath of the War; 3. The Changing of the Guard; 4. The Hero of Our Times; 5. Use Your Initiative, But Follow Orders!; 6. Wife: Unit of Issue, Each; 7. Home Is Where the Army Sends You; 8. Dear Ivan; 9. The School of Socialism; 10. Playing at War; 11. They Shoot Intruders, Don't They?; 12. Afghanistan; Appendix; Annotated Bibliography and Anthologies; Index;
Abstract:
This book studies the made-to-order genre of socialist-realist fiction that was produced at the direction of the Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Navy (MPD) as a part of the war for men's minds waged by the Soviet State. The first chapter is a history of the genre, tracing it from its roots in the Revolution to the dissolution of the MDP in 1991. Topics examined in the book include the attitude toward Germans following World War II; the retirement of the World War II generation; military wives; Dear John letters; life at remote posts; the military as a socializing institution;
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