| Description |
1 online resource (324 pages) |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part One -- The Songs and Their Creators -- Chapter 1: The Songs of the War Years: Themes, Tunes, and Trends -- Chapter 2: The Soldiers of the Song Front: Composers and Poets during the War -- Chapter 3: Command and Control: Official Policy and Institutional Responsibility over Song -- Part Two -- Song Distribution and Performance -- Chapter 4: Print, Plastic, and Sound Waves: Mass Media and Song Distribution -- Chapter 5: Ball Gowns and Bombs: Performers and Brigades in Battle and at Home -- Part Three -- Song Reception and Legacy -- Chapter 6: From Dawn 'til Dusk: Song in Everyday Life -- Chapter 7: The Legacy of the War Songs -- Appendix 1 -- Appendix 2 -- Appendix 3 -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
This well researched, multi-faceted book depicts the relationship between song and society during WWII in the USSR. The songs from that era created a true cultural legacy which reflected both the hearts of the individuals fighting and the narrative of the party and state in bringing the nation to victory |
| Analysis |
Russian Song |
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Soviet Song |
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Soviet arts administration |
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Soviet music |
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WWII |
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music and war |
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performance brigades |
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popular view of music |
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song composers |
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warsongs |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Music -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Soviet Union -- Music and the war
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War II.
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Music and war
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Music -- Political aspects
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Soviet Union
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781618118400 |
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1618118404 |
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