One of the iconic images of WWII was a Russian soldier raising a red flag atop the ruins of the German Reichstag. Award-winning author Hicks explores how the Soviets, and then Putin, have used this image and the banner itself to build a remarkably powerful mythology of Russian greatness.
| ISBN: | 9780822946502 |
| Publication date: | 28th April 2021 |
| Author: | Jeremy Hicks |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Russian and East European Studies |
| Genres: |
Second World War |