Making sense of war

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"In making Sense of War, Amir Weiner reconceptualizes the entire historical experience of the Soviet Union from a new perspective, that of World War II. Breaking with the conventional interpretation that views World War II as a post-revolutionary addendum, Weiner situates this event at the crux of the development of the Soviet - not just the Stalinist - system. Through a richly detailed look at Soviet society as a whole, and at one Ukrainian region in particular, the author shows how World War II came to define the ways in which members of the political elite a well as ordinary citizens viewed the world and acted upon their beliefs and ideologies."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: World War, 1939-1945,  History,  Moral and ethical aspects,  Communism,  Social aspects,  Propaganda, Soviet,  Psychological aspects,  Propaganda,  Soviet Propaganda,  Moral and ethical aspects of World War, 1939-1945,  Social aspects of World War, 1939-1945,  Psychological aspects of World War, 1939-1945,  World War II,  Russia & the Former Soviet Union,  Military,  Tweede Wereldoorlog,  Nationale identiteit,  Binnenlandse politiek,  World war, 1939-1945, social aspects,  World war, 1939-1945, psychological aspects,  Communism, history,  Communism, soviet union,  Ukraine, history,  World war, 1939-1945, soviet union,  World war, 1939-1945, moral and ethical aspects,  World war, 1939-1945, propaganda,  World war, 1939-1945, ukraine

Places: Soviet Union,  Ukraine,  Vinnyt︠s︡i︠a︡ Region (Ukraine),  Vinnyt︠s︡i︠a︡ Region

Times: 20th century