Memory, Commemoration, Memorialization: Moscow’s Western Battlefields
William Brumfield, Professor of Slavic Languages and Germanic Languages, Tulane University, presents an exploration of evolving Russian attitudes toward commemorating the catastrophic sacrifices of the first year (1941-1942) of the Great Fatherland War. This presentation focused on the author's recent field research and photography in the Viazma region of Smolensk oblast'.
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William Brumfield presents an exploration of evolving Russian attitudes toward commemorating the catastrophic sacrifices of the first year (1941—1942) of the Great Fatherland War. Of particular interest is the growing role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the sanctification of these sacrifices. What had formerly been a secular process—carefully supervised by state institutions with limited attention to the extent of the catastrophe—is now moving toward concepts of exaltation of the myriad of souls given in defense of motherland and faith. This presentation focused on the author's recent field research and photography in the Viazma region of Smolensk oblast'.
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William Craft Brumfield
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Kennan Institute
The Kennan Institute is the premier US center for advanced research on Eurasia and the oldest and largest regional program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Kennan Institute is committed to improving American understanding of Russia, Ukraine, Central Asia, the South Caucasus, and the surrounding region though research and exchange. Read more
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