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Across the twentieth century, the Russian literary hero remained central to Russian fiction and frequently "battled" one enemy or another, whether on the battlefield or on a civilian front. War was the experience of the Russian people, and it became a dominant trope to represent the Soviet experience in literature as well as other areas of cultural life. This book traces those war experiences, memories, tropes, and metaphors in the literature of the Soviet and post-Soviet period, examining the work of Dmitry Furmanov, Fyodor Gladkov, Alexander Tvardovsky, Emmanuil Kazakevich, Vera Panova, Viktor Nekrasov, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Vladimir Voinovich, Sergei Dovlatov, Vladimir Makanin, Viktor Astafiev, Viktor Pelevin, and Vasily Aksyonov. These authors represented official Soviet literature and underground or dissident literature; they fell into and out of favor, were exiled and returned to Russia, died at home and abroad. Most importantly, they were all touched by war, and they reacted to the state of war in their literary works.

Russian literature --- War stories, Russian --- War in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Russian war stories --- Russian fiction

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Occupation literature: a new perspective on European identities What does it mean to live under occupation? How does it shape the culture and identities of European nations? How does it affect the way we write and read literature? These are fundamental questions that set the stage for an in-depth exploration. Focusing on the literary works of writers from various European countries that were occupied by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union or the Allies during and after World War II, the contributions in this edited volume seek to unravel the complex interplay between historical circumstances and literary expression. Centered on the concept of occupation literature as a genre in its own right, differentiating it from ‘war literature’, the book navigates this subtle distinction, drawing connections with the Holocaust novel and extending the timeframe beyond Nazi occupation. European Literatures of Military Occupation argues that the multifaceted experiences of occupation have played a pivotal role in shaping European identities. Moreover, the volume links European identities to the experience of occupation by unveiling the complex and diverse ways in which writers respond to historical and political circumstances. Introducing the concept of ‘affective realism’ and exploring its intersection with the occupation novel, the book provides nuanced insights into the intricate relationship between history, identity, and literature. It combines theoretical perspectives relevant to researchers in the humanities with detailed case studies, generating a truly interdisciplinary perspective, enriched by a strong transnational dimension, creating a cohesive narrative that intervenes innovatively in the fields of literary, cultural, and historical criticism. Ebook available in Open Access. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).

Military occupation in literature --- European literature --- History and criticism --- War in literature. --- Military occupation in literature. --- Military occupation

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The traces of the Cold War are still visible in many places all around the world. It is the topic of exhibits and new museums, of memorial days and historic sites, of documentaries and movies, of arts and culture. There are historical and political controversies, both nationally and internationally, about how the history of the Cold War should be told and taught, how it should be represented and remembered. While much has been written about the political history of the Cold War, the analysis of its memory and representation is just beginning. Bringing together a wide range of scholars, this volume describes and analyzes the cultural history and representation of the Cold War from an international perspective. That innovative approach focuses on master narratives of the Cold War, places of memory, public and private memorialization, popular culture, and schoolbooks. Due to its unique status as a center of Cold War confrontation and competition, Cold War memory in Berlin receives a special emphasis. With the friendly support of the Wilson Center.

International relations. Foreign policy --- History as a science --- anno 1950-1959 --- anno 1960-1969 --- anno 1970-1979 --- anno 1980-1989 --- Cold War --- Memory --- Cold War in literature. --- Cold War in motion pictures. --- Cold War in popular culture. --- Historiography. --- Social aspects

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During the second half of the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth, insurgencies erupted in imperial states and colonies around the world, including Britain’s. As Nicole Rizzuto shows, the writings of Ukrainian-born Joseph Conrad, Anglo-Irish Rebecca West, Jamaicans H. G. de Lisser and V. S. Reid, and Kenyan Ng gi wa Thiong’o testify to contested events in colonial modernity in ways that question premises underlying approaches in trauma and memory studies and invite us to reassess divisions and classifications in literary studies that generate such categories as modernist, colonial, postcolonial, national, and world literatures. Departing from tenets of modernist studies and from methods in the field of trauma and memory studies, Rizzuto contends that acute as well as chronic disruptions to imperial and national power and the legal and extra-legal responses they inspired shape the formal practices of literatures from the modernist, colonial, and postcolonial periods. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched.

English literature --- Commonwealth literature --- Imperialism in literature. --- War in literature. --- Psychic trauma in literature. --- Justice, Administration of, in literature. --- Nationalism and literature --- Literature and society --- History and criticism. --- Commonwealth literature (English) --- Nationalism and literature. --- Literature and society. --- History and criticism --- literature --- commonwealth literature (english) history and criticism --- war in literature --- politics --- literature and society -- english-speaking countries --- nationalism and literature -- english-speaking countries --- nationalism and literature --- imperialism in literature --- english literature --- literature and society --- psychic trauma in literature --- justice --- administration of --- in literature --- english literature 20th century history and criticism --- commonwealth literature (english) --- Colonialism --- England --- Modernism --- Modernity --- Mugo --- English Literature --- English --- Languages & Literatures

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This book examines testimony in the works of Rebecca West, Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster, H.G. de Lisser, V.S Reid, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o, and argues that disruptions to imperial and national power and the legal and legal responses they inspired shape the formal practices of modernist and Anglophone literature.

Nationalism and literature - English-speaking countries. --- English literature --- Commonwealth literature (English) --- Imperialism in literature --- War in literature --- Psychic trauma in literature --- Justice, Administration of, in literature --- Nationalism and literature --- Literature and society --- English Literature --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- Literature --- Literature and sociology --- Society and literature --- Sociology and literature --- Sociolinguistics --- Literature and nationalism --- British literature --- Inklings (Group of writers) --- Nonsense Club (Group of writers) --- Order of the Fancy (Group of writers) --- Commonwealth of Nations literature (English) --- History and criticism --- Social aspects --- Commonwealth of Nations authors --- literature --- commonwealth literature (english) history and criticism --- war in literature --- politics --- literature and society$xenglish-speaking countries --- nationalism and literature english-speaking countries --- nationalism and literature --- imperialism in literature --- english literature --- literature and society --- psychic trauma in literature --- justice --- administration of --- in literature --- english literature 20th century history and criticism --- commonwealth literature (english) --- Colonialism --- England --- Modernism --- Modernity --- Mugo --- Commonwealth literature --- Imperialism in literature. --- War in literature. --- Psychic trauma in literature. --- Justice, Administration of, in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Nationalism and literature. --- Literature and society. --- literature and society -- english-speaking countries --- nationalism and literature -- english-speaking countries