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Recasting the nation: transforming heroes of the Soviet Union into symbols of Kazakhstani patriotism

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In 1997 a monument dedicated to Heroes of the Soviet Union Aliya Moldagulova and Manshuk Mametova was unveiled on the former site of the monument to Lenin in central Almaty. This case study investigates the valorization of these Soviet-era World War II heroes in independent Kazakhstan, and argues that the Kazakhstani state has recast these heroes as significant figures in the official centuries-long history of Kazakhstan. Incorporating and commemorating the Soviet experience of World War II as part of the narrative of an independent state provides an avenue for legitimating Kazakhstani nation-building efforts. Incorporating regionally important stories of women heroes through monuments and commemorative activities demonstrates the symbolic and instrumental roles that monuments in public spaces play in reinforcing officially acceptable gender roles and in structuring power relations between the regions and the centre in Kazakhstan and between Kazakhstan and Russia.

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  • Kristoffer Michael Rees, 2020. "Recasting the nation: transforming heroes of the Soviet Union into symbols of Kazakhstani patriotism," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(4), pages 445-462, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:39:y:2020:i:4:p:445-462
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2020.1803213
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