Stalin in our Hearts. The Russian Film 'Sobibor' by Konstantin Khabensky
- As part of our continuous Focus on the memory of the Shoah in Central and Eastern Europe, the article discusses the 2018 Russian feature film ‘Sobibor’ and the story it tells about Sobibór and the Holocaust. Apart from revealing the completely ahistorical character of this movie, as well as a deeply antisemitic undercurrent in its presentation, the article also highlights the broader political context of this officially sanctioned production, raising questions about the current Russian historyAs part of our continuous Focus on the memory of the Shoah in Central and Eastern Europe, the article discusses the 2018 Russian feature film ‘Sobibor’ and the story it tells about Sobibór and the Holocaust. Apart from revealing the completely ahistorical character of this movie, as well as a deeply antisemitic undercurrent in its presentation, the article also highlights the broader political context of this officially sanctioned production, raising questions about the current Russian history policy regarding the Holocaust.…
Document Type: | Article |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25626/0122 |
Creator and project details | |
Author: | Raphael UtzGND |
Editor: | Joachim von PuttkamerGND, Michal KopečekGND, Włodzimierz BorodziejGND |
Publishing Institution: | Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung – Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft |
Title details | |
Title (English): | Stalin in our Hearts. The Russian Film 'Sobibor' by Konstantin Khabensky |
Parent Title (English): | Cultures of History Forum |
Release Date: | 2021/08/06 |
Date of Publication (online): | 2021/08/05 |
Date of first Publication: | 2020/11/27 |
Language: | English |
Subject indexing | |
DDC-Classification: | 9 Geschichte und Geografie / 90 Geschichte / 900 Geschichte und Geografie |
Collections: | Cultures of History Forum (Imre Kertész Kolleg Jena) |
Tag: | Uprising Holocaust; Poland; Russia; Sobibor; antisemitism; cultural politics; feature film |
GND Keyword: | Russland; Sobibor (the true story of the prisoner uprising of WWII); Kriegsfilm; Vernichtungslager Sobibór; Antisemitismus; Geschichtspolitik |
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File Size: | 983 KB |
MIME-Type: | application/pdf |
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