Stalin's holy war : religion, nationalism, and alliance politics, 1941-1945 / Steven Merritt Miner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miner, Steven Merritt, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Religious aspects.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Soviet Union.

Nationalism--Soviet Union.

Nationalism.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ--History--20th century.

Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Histories of the USSR during World War II generally portray the Kremlin's restoration of the Russian Orthodox Church as an attempt by an ideologically bankrupt regime to appeal to Russian nationalism in order to counter the mortal threat of Nazism. Here, Steven Merritt Miner argues that this version of events, while not wholly untrue, is incomplete. Using newly opened Soviet-era archives as well as neglected British and American sources, he examines the complex and profound role of religion, especially Russian Orthodoxy, in the policies of Stalin's government during World War II.Miner

Contents:

Contents; Maps and Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Glossary and Abbreviations; Introduction; The Weight of Tradition; Part I. The Church Redux; 1. Religion and Nationality: The Soviet Dilemma, 1939-1941; 2. Stalin's Holy War Begins,1941-1943; Part II. Fighting the Holy War; 3. A Holy Hatred toward the Enemy: The Church as Servant of Soviet Foreign Policy, 1942-1943; 4. A Vatican of Sorts; 5. The Gatherer of the Ukrainian Lands: The Church and the Restoration of Soviet Power in the Western Borderlands; Part III. Selling the Alliance

6. You Made Me Love You: Selling the Alliance Begins7. Amplifying the Soviet Voice; 8. Guardians of the Truth; Conclusion; Sergii's Choice; The Consequences of the Holy Alliance; Notes; Notes; Notes; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index; A-B; C-D; E-H; I-L; M; N-P; R; S; T-V; W-Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [387]-395) and index.

ISBN:

9798890871978

9780807862124

0807862126

OCLC:

476237117