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History and hero-making: patriotic narratives and the Sovietization of Kazakh front-line propaganda, 1941–1945

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  • Roberto J. Carmack

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This article analyses Soviet agitprop that was produced for Kazakhstani soldiers during the Great Patriotic War. The author argues that one of the main goals of this propaganda was to cultivate a complementary Soviet-Kazakh identity. Conditions at the front made this difficult to accomplish, but Soviet propagandists persisted in tailoring their propaganda for the benefit of Kazakh soldiers. As the war progressed, Kazakh front-line propaganda acquired a more unambiguously Soviet orientation, a consequence of the elimination of key themes derived from Kazakh national history and considered too politically volatile by the Communist Party. The article concludes by suggesting that the narratives articulated during World War II by Soviet propagandists went a long ways towards setting the contours of a prescribed Soviet-Kazakh identity.

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  • Roberto J. Carmack, 2014. "History and hero-making: patriotic narratives and the Sovietization of Kazakh front-line propaganda, 1941–1945," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 95-112, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:33:y:2014:i:1:p:95-112
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2014.883808
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