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Soviet war songs in the context of Russian culture
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ISBN: 1443889741 9781443889742 9781443888882 1443888885 Year: 2016 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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This volume presents a unique study of war songs created during and after World War II, known in Russia as the "Great Patriotic War". The most popular war songs, such as "Katyusha", "The Sacred War", "Dark Night", "My Moscow", "In the Dugout", "Victory Day", provide illuminating insights into the musical culture of the former Soviet Union and modern Russia.In the year of the 70th anniversary of victory in the war, the book studies the cultural heritage of famous war songs from a new perspective, exploring the historical background of their creation and analysing their lyrics as part of Russian


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Once upon a time in the contemporary world
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ISBN: 1443892505 9781443892506 1443889040 9781443889049 Year: 2016 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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This volume brings together a selection of streams present in modern mass-media culture, from classic cartoons to TV series. The chapters form a rich mosaic of interconnecting themes, and highlight the current process of transforming well-known fairy-tale plots. The book considers recent media productions, such as "Once Upon a Time" and "Beauty and the Beast" as modern fairy-tales for children and adults, showing these new versions of familiar characters to reflect the psychological demands of the contemporary audience in the post-modernist cultural environment.In addition, the book explores n

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