Remembering the War, Forgetting the Terror
Appeals to Family Memory in Putin's Russia
Ekaterina V. Haskins
Remembering the War, Forgetting the Terror
Appeals to Family Memory in Putin's Russia
Ekaterina V. Haskins
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A study of the popular appeal of the cult of Soviet victory in World War II and the collective incapacity to reckon with the Soviet state terror in Putin's Russia. Illustrates how appeals to family memory energize habits of remembrance acquired through exposure to films, architecture, rituals, and digital archives.
“Haskins’s innovative theoretical approach to ambient memory yields important insights into contemporary Russia and the way Stalinism and nationalism have returned to the fore. Remembering the War, Forgetting the Terror is an important scholarly work and an intervention into current global trends.”
—Kendall R. Phillips,editor of Framing Public Memory
“Remembering the War, Forgetting the Terror is a very timely intervention into the politics of memory in contemporary Russia. By juxtaposing the war and terror, the author presents a very persuasive argument for the ambience of memory and its prosthetic quality. A haunting and fascinating read.”
—Elizaveta Gaufman,author of Everyday Foreign Policy: Performing and Consuming the Russian Nation After Crimea
Ekaterina V. Haskins is Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University. Her award-winning scholarship includes, most recently, Popular Memories: Commemoration, Participatory Culture, and Democratic Citizenship.