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MEMORY MAKERS - JADE MCGLYNN GEBUNDEN

Why aren't ordinary Russians more outraged by Putin's invasion of Ukraine? Inside the Kremlin's
own historical propaganda narratives  Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes complete sense. From
its World War II cult to anti-Western conspiracy theories  the Kremlin has long used myth and
memory to legitimize repression at home and imperialism abroad  its patriotic history
resonating with and persuading large swathes of the Russian population. In Memory Makers 
Russia analyst Jade McGlynn takes us into the depths of Russian historical propaganda 
revealing the chilling web of nationwide narratives and practices perforating everyday life 
from after-school patriotic history clubs to tower block World War II murals. The use of
history to manifest a particular Russian identity has had grotesque  even gruesome 
consequences  but it belongs to a global political pattern - where one's view of history is the
ultimate marker of political loyalty  patriotism and national belonging. Memory Makers
demonstrates how the extreme Russian experience is a stark warning to other nations tempted to
stare too long at the reflection of their own imagined and heroic past.

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