Kyiv As Regime City : The Return of Soviet Power after Nazi Occupation.
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- Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe Ser. ; v.16 .
Frontcover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Glossary and Abbreviations -- Note on Transliterations -- Introduction -- Part One: Resettlement -- 1 "The Capital Is Being Settled All Over Again": Resettlement from Fall 1943 to Fall 1944 -- 2 "There Was No Real Battle against Illegal Entry": Resettlement from Fall 1944 to Fall 1946 -- Part Two: Reassembly -- 3 "People Are Going for the Party Who Are Forcing Us to Be Justifiably Careful": The Reassembled Elite -- 4 "A Textual Implementation of the Law . . . Was Not Carried Out": The Reassembled Masses -- Part Three: Relegitimization -- 5 "The State's Dignity Is Higher Than His Own Dignity": The Relegitimization of Soviet Power -- 6 "Tashkent Partisans" and "German Bitches": Relationships with Soviet Power -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Charts the resettlement of the Ukrainian capital after Nazi occupation and the returning Soviet rulers' efforts to retain political legitimacy.
9781782047117
Kiev (Ukraine)--Politics and government--20th century.