Leningrad under siege (1941-1944) appears to be a privileged context to study the perception of the Enemy by the Soviet people. The diaries kept by hundreds of exhausted and starved Leningraders allow an in-depth study of the terminology used by ordinary citizens to name the Germans (between fascism and internationalism) who bombed the city almost daily. It refines our understanding of the effectiveness of the Soviet propaganda, and thus contributes to a broader reflection on the mechanisms of internalization and deconstruction of the official discourse, and its influence on the popular language.
CERCEC, the Centre for Russian, Caucasian and Central European Studies, France
Chapter Title
Civilisation versus barbarie. L’Ennemi sous la plume des Léningradois assiégés
Authors
Sarah Gruszka
Language
French
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-507-4.12
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2017
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Book Title
Russia, Oriente slavo e Occidente europeo. Fratture e integrazioni nella storia e nella civiltà letteraria
Book Subtitle
Fratture e integrazioni nella storia e nella civiltà letteraria
Editors
Claudia Pieralli, Claire Delaunay, Eugène Priadko
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2017
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© 2017 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-6453-507-4
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-6453-507-4
eISBN (xml)
978-88-9273-190-5
Series Title
Biblioteca di Studi Slavistici
Series ISSN
2612-7687
Series E-ISSN
2612-7679