Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya 1986-2011: The Resurrections of a Soviet Saint in Today’s Russia
- Author: Russian and East European Institute
- Number of episodes: 1
- Web site: http://www.iu.edu/~celtie/Lessons/Russian/harris/harris.html
Podcast Description:
This talk analyzes the popular response to Soviet myths in the post-Soviet period by examining the complicated treatment of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya. As arguably the most famous Soviet World War II martyr, Kosmodemyanskaya’s image splintered after glasnost’ and became the focus of fierce debate before fading from national consciousness.
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Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya 1986-2011: The Resurrections of a Soviet Saint in Today’s Russia
| Name | Time | Artist/Performer | Release Date | Description | Author | Language | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya 1986-2011: The Resurrections of a Soviet Saint in Today’s Russia | 01:03:03 | Adrienne Harris | 11/7/2011 | This talk focuses on why the image of Kosmodemyanskaya has remained relevant while other Soviet heroes have been neglected since 1991. It also takes up questions of collective memory that arise when a nation undergoes dramatic upheaval, the stability of heroes as exemplars of national values, and the transformations of those same heroes under new regimes. | Russian and East European Institute | English |  |
