Some Characteristics of the Representation of Stalin’s Image in Soviet Feature Films of the 1930s-1940s by Palshkova Maria A.

“…Performing in several roles in the 1930s from “earthly”, i.e. political (as the only legitimate successor of Lenin), to symbolic (the all-father of the Soviet people) — in the post-war period the figure of Stalin was literally sacralized, acquiring the features of all three divine hypostases: “god the father”, “god the son” and “the god of the holy spirit” (The Fall of Berlin movie). …”
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Social Moods of the Population of the Soviet Rear during the Stalingrad Battle by Vyacheslav N. Paramonov

“…The author comes to the conclusion that patriotic moods predominated as the conscious aspiration of Soviet people to defend the Fatherland at any cost, as a moral rejection of the Nazi policies by the people. …”
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Nõukogude Eesti kirjanduselu parteiline juhtimine 1960. aastatel kirjanike liidu näitel by Tiiu Kreegipuu

“…As “engineers of the human soul” they were expected to not only communicate the ideological message, but also to construct and disseminate the Soviet worldview and help bring up “Soviet people.” One example of ideological guidance and direction in literary life is the interaction between the Communist Party and the Writers’ Union of the Estonian SSR. …”
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Military and Political Decisions of the Supreme Command of the USSR and Germany on the Eve of the Battle of Stalingrad (June – July 1942) by Vladimir Afanasenko, Maksim Medvedev

“… Introduction. 2022 marks the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Stalingrad, which became a turning point not only of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet people against the Nazi invaders and their allies, but of the entire World War II of 1939–1945. …”
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The “Communist” Transformation and the Phenomenon of Soviet Patriotism among Orthodox Believers in the Late USSR by A. V. Apanasenok

“…The Soviet patriotism of the clerics was also stimulated by the spiritual demands of the Orthodox-oriented citizens who were increasingly accustomed to consider themselves Soviet people. The work demonstrates that a significant part of the population saw the practical embodiment of the Christian values in the socialist transformations, turning a blind eye to the atheism of the dominant ideology or viewing it as a misunderstanding, the existence of which must be reconciled. …”
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Contribution of the scientific and technical intelligentsia of the North Caucasus to the victory over fascism (1941–1945) by Elbuzdukaeva Tamara, Tufanov Evgeny, Karpenko Inna

“…The efforts of scientists and constructors ensured progress in the creation of military equipment, the continuous growth of the combat performance of Soviet weapons, which became the most important condition for the victory of the Soviet people in the war. An important condition that ensures a quick and comprehensive approach to solving actual problems in the implementation of scientific developments to meet the needs of the front was the creation of new management structures, the broad involvement of the country's leading scientists to work in the departments and committees of the State Defense Committee, the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR, in key People's commissariats. …”
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Eesti NSV kirjanike liidu kirjanduslikud konsultandid kui väravavalvurid by Eve Annuk

“…Literature played an important social role, as it facilitated the upbringing of a new kind of people – Soviet people. Due to the importance of literature, writers, as representatives of the cultural elite, were also considered major cultural influencers. …”
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Organizational Structure, Channels and Methods of Propaganda Work of the Soviet Military Administration in Germany, 1945–1949 by Roman Yu. Boldyrev, Jörg Morré

“…Besides, the units and institutions of the Group of Soviet Occupation Troops in Germany (GSOTG) created their own image of Soviet people, which was different from the ideal and broadcast one. …”
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The Theme of Historical Memory in the Discourse and Practice of Parliamentary Parties in Russia: Federal and Regional Levels by Olga V. Bakhlova, Igor V. Bakhlov

“…The party practices are emphasized in the plane of protecting the historical truth about the Great Patriotic War and the feat of the Soviet people. The predominant activity of the “old” parliamentary parties in the area under consideration has been found. …”
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MINORITATEA MOLDO-ROMÂNĂ DIN UCRAINA: PROBLEME ACTUALE ŞI PERSPECTIVE DE SUPRAVIEŢUIRE by USM ADMIN

“… In the Soviet period the Romanian minority in Ukraine was submitted to a Russification process, in order to achieve the so-called Soviet People, speaking of the Russian language. Now there is a process of Ukrainization in order to achieve a Ukrainian nation, including the ethnic minorities. …”
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Eastern Orthodoxy in the processes of the post-communist political transformations by Viktor Yelenskyі

“…In this perspective , reasoning over Orthodoxy’s destiny is to greater extent reasoning over the post-communist political development as a phenomenon.Article proves that Eastern Orthodoxy provided post-communist states with symbolism and common ideological ground for both leftists and rightists, former communists and former dissenters, and extended a symbolic framework to the so-called Soviet people who lost the sense of belonging and were searching for their new identity. …”
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“The Big Three”: Historical Experience of Personal Contacts (Book Review: Costigliola, F. Roosevelt’s Lost Alliances. How Personal Politics Provoked the Cold War [Text] / F. Costig... by Irina V. Bystrova

“…As for the position of foreign ambassadors in the USSR, the author clarifies and studies thoroughly a very bad tendency, on his view, of their “isolation” from the Soviet people. This isolation aggravated the negative image of the Soviet state abroad. …”
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General “Maize” as One of the Failed Managerial Experiments of N. S. Khrushchev by A. I. Lushin

“…In the end, in 1991, it was not so much the foreign and homegrown "enemies of Soviet power" that crushed a huge power, but above all, the inability of the country's party elite to solve the most pressing problems of Soviet people.…”
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NEGATION, INCLUDING, GRADUAL OBLIVION: STATE STRATEGIES ON SOVIET HERITAGE IN GEORGIA, ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN by A. A. Tokarev

“…The article postulates clear differences between the study of postcolonialism and the post-Soviet space, and therefore the author presents his own operationalization of the "imperial heritage" study.The countries of the South Caucasus are compared based on the following criteria: a number of ethnic Russians as the main constituent of the Soviet people living in the country; a status of the Russian language; national symbols (statutes, architecture, Soviet state symbols, the hierarchy of military ranks), and political practices (functioning of the party systems, type of sovereignty, degree of freedom of speech and political competition).StudyingAzerbaijan,ArmeniaandGeorgiadifferently coming out of theUSSRand using the disintegration of theUSSRto construct their national narratives in accordance with their own ideas about the ways of development, the author finds a repetition of the Soviet system elements.Each of the states demonstrates a unique combination of “post-Soviet Soviet” phenomena. …”
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The Stereotypes of Political Thinking of Youth in the Context of National Security Strategy of Russia: Experience of Regional Research by Vyacheslav N. Gulyaikhin, Olga E. Andryuschenko, Pavel P. Fantrov, Elena V. Galkina

“…The authors point to the revival of the dualism of the concepts of patriotism and pride, which was dominant in the public consciousness of the Soviet people. Nihilistic and protest moods are peculiar of only a small share of youth (no more than 3 %). …”
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From Propaganda to Public Diplomacy: Did Exchange Programs bring down The Cold War? by Labinot Hajdari

“…Through a sophisticated strategy of using common bridges among people as a connection such as science, music, sports, and education exchange programs, considered at that time to be entirely divided from the political sphere, the United States as the leading Western democracy managed to get into the hearts and minds of the Soviet people. Among the most popular models of using public diplomacy was that of a hostile nature of relationships, intending to achieve results in foreign publics. …”
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«TO EXPOSE OUR TERRIBLE AGE»: THE POETIC EPOS OF ELLA BOBROWA by Galina L. Nefagina

“…The poet, critic, translator Ella Bobrowa (1911–2012) belongs to the generation of those Soviet people who went through the horrors of the German occupation of Ukraine, through the refugee and Di-Pi camps and were forced to become second wave immigrants. …”
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Central Asian Gypsies: identities and migrations by Elena Marushiakova, Veselin Popov

“…The multilevel, hierarchically structured identities of Central-Asian ‘Gypsies' are analysed as demonstrated in different historical contexts – as former “Soviet people”, member of former ruling class of agricultural proletariat, and as declassed community today; as Central-Asian ‘Gypsies’ or as citizens of respective Central Asian Republics during migrations in Russian Federation in front of Russian majority society and in front of Roma; and in context of the Central Asian region during the migrations to Kazakhstan and in their home countries.     …”
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Socialist realism in uzbek literature by Bayram Bilir, Arif Yılmaz

“…As a result of the Great October Revolution and after the Socialist Revolution and Leninist national policy, Soviet peoples' literatures, including Uzbek Soviet literature, was shaped as a new type of literature. …”
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Role of Councils of Ministers of ASSR in the «nationwide discussion» of the Draft Constitution of the USSR of 1977 (on the materials of the Mari, Mordovian and Chuvash Republics) by P. S. Uchvatov

“…The Councils of Ministers of the ASSR collected and analyzed information on citizens critical appeals received by subordinate agencies, and then took measures to solve many economic, domestic and social problems that worried the Soviet people…”
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