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Examines the ideology of sacrifice in Soviet and post-Soviet culture, analyzing a range of fictional and real-life figures who became part of a pantheon of heroes 'primarily because of their victimhood.'

Political culture --- Idealism --- Heroes --- Social aspects --- Mythology --- Soviet Union --- Russia (Federation) --- Intellectual life. --- Heroism --- Persons --- Antiheroes --- Apotheosis --- Courage --- Animism --- Monism --- Personalism --- Philosophy --- Positivism --- Dualism --- Materialism --- Realism --- Transcendentalism --- Intellectual life --- Russian culture. --- Russian media. --- Soviet culture. --- Soviet ideology. --- contemporary culture. --- cultural analysis. --- cultural influence. --- cultural symbolism. --- cultural transformation. --- martyrdom. --- nationalist nostalgia. --- political discourse. --- post-Soviet culture. --- post-Soviet discourses. --- sacrifice ideology. --- sacrificial language. --- victimhood.