Vectors of Soviet heroism during the Great Patriotic War (based on journal publicaions from “The Sovet әdәbiyaty”)
https://doi.org/10.26907/2311-2042-2025-25-2-84-95
Abstract
This article analyzes the formation of the hero image in the pages of the Tatar socio-political and literary-artistic journal “Sovet әdәbiyaty” during the Great Patriotic War. The focus is on publications from 1943 to 1945, the period following the radical turning point in the war in favor of the USSR. The article identifies the nature of changes in the concept of Tatar history in the journal’s publications after the adoption of the Resolution of the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (the Bolsheviks) of August 9, 1944, and demonstrates that the editorial board shaped the pantheon of heroes strictly in line with the “Big Brother” concept. A number of publications from this period emphasize the continuity of the traditions of the Motherland joint defense from a common enemy in the history of the Tatar and Russian peoples, emphasizing their cooperation in the field of state and party building, in science and culture.
About the Author
A. Yu. Khabutdinov
Kazan branch of Lebedev Russian State University of Justice
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Aydar Yurievich Khabutdinov – Doctor of History, Professor in the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines
7A, 2nd Azinskaya Str., Kazan, 420088
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Khabutdinov A.Yu. Vectors of Soviet heroism during the Great Patriotic War (based on journal publicaions from “The Sovet әdәbiyaty”). Tatarica. 2025;25(2):84-95. https://doi.org/10.26907/2311-2042-2025-25-2-84-95
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