The Cult of Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia

Softcover Nachdruck of the Original 1. 2001 Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-349-39741-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 255 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 404 g

Reihe: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society

Ivan IV, the sixteenth-century Russian tsar notorious for his reign of terror, became an unlikely national hero in the Soviet Union during the 1940s. This book traces the development of Ivan's positive image, placing it in the context of Stalin's campaign for patriotism. In addition to historians' images of Ivan, the author examines literary and artistic representations, including Sergei Eisenstein's famous film, banned for its depiction of the tsar which was interpreted as an allegorical criticism of Stalin.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perrie, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Chronology of Events in Pre-Revolutionary Russian History List of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Russian Terms Notes on Translation and Personal Names Introduction PROLOGUE Pre-Stalinization: Images of Ivan IV Before 1934 PART I: THE STALINIZATION OF RUSSIAN HISTORY History in the Service of Patriotism, 1934-45: From Hitler's Accession to the Nazi-Soviet Pact, 1934-39 Three Case-studies in Historical Analogy PART II: THE STALINIZATION OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE The First Steps, 1934-9 Wartime and Postwar Historiography, 1940-53 PART III: THREE ARTISTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF IVAN V.I. Kostylev's Novel A.N. Tolstoi's Play S.M. Eisenstein's Film EPILOGUE De-Stalinization: Images of Ivan IV Since 1953 Conclusion Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

MAUREEN PERRIE is Professor of Russian History at the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Birmingham. Her previous books include and