The Resource Curtain of lies : the battle over truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe, Melissa Feinberg
Curtain of lies : the battle over truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe, Melissa Feinberg
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- Summary
- "While the Cold War governments of Eastern Europe operated within the confines of the Soviet worldview, their peoples confronted the narratives of both East and West. From the Soviet Union and its satellites, they heard of a West dominated by imperialist warmongers and of the glorious future only Communism could bring. A competing discourse emanated from the West, claiming that Eastern Europe was a totalitarian land of captive slaves, powerless in the face of Soviet aggression. In Curtain of Lies, Melissa Feinberg conducts a timely examination into the nature of truth, using the political culture of Eastern Europe during the Cold War as her foundation. Focusing on the period between 1948 and 1956, she looks at how the 'truth' of Eastern Europe was delineated by actors on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Feinberg offers a fresh interpretation of the Cold War as a shared political environment, exploring the ways in which ordinary East Europeans interacted with these competing understandings of their homeland. She approaches this by looking at the relationship between the American-sponsored radio stations broadcast across the Iron Curtain and the East European émigrés they interviewed as sources on life under Communism. Feinberg's careful analysis reveals that these parties developed mutually reinforced assumptions about the meaning of Communism, helping to create the evidentiary foundation for totalitarian interpretations of Communist rule in Eastern Europe. In bridging the geopolitical and the individual, Curtain of Lies provides a perspective that is both innovative in its methodology and indispensable to its field"--Provided by publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 232 pages
- Contents
-
- Introduction: two camps, two truths
- 1: Telling lies, making truth
- 2: The fight for peace
- 3: Battling the big lie
- 4: That funny feeling creeping up your back
- 5: Soporific bombs and American flying discs
- 6: The power of the powerless
- Isbn
- 9780190644611
- Label
- Curtain of lies : the battle over truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe
- Title
- Curtain of lies
- Title remainder
- the battle over truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe
- Statement of responsibility
- Melissa Feinberg
- Subject
-
- Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Soviet Union
- Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Western countries
- Feindbild
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- Ost-West-Konflikt
- Ostmitteleuropa
- Cold War -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Politische Kultur
- Radio broadcasting -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Soviet Union -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern
- Südosteuropa
- Truth -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Wahrheit
- Western countries -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern
- Political culture -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Communism -- Social aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "While the Cold War governments of Eastern Europe operated within the confines of the Soviet worldview, their peoples confronted the narratives of both East and West. From the Soviet Union and its satellites, they heard of a West dominated by imperialist warmongers and of the glorious future only Communism could bring. A competing discourse emanated from the West, claiming that Eastern Europe was a totalitarian land of captive slaves, powerless in the face of Soviet aggression. In Curtain of Lies, Melissa Feinberg conducts a timely examination into the nature of truth, using the political culture of Eastern Europe during the Cold War as her foundation. Focusing on the period between 1948 and 1956, she looks at how the 'truth' of Eastern Europe was delineated by actors on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Feinberg offers a fresh interpretation of the Cold War as a shared political environment, exploring the ways in which ordinary East Europeans interacted with these competing understandings of their homeland. She approaches this by looking at the relationship between the American-sponsored radio stations broadcast across the Iron Curtain and the East European émigrés they interviewed as sources on life under Communism. Feinberg's careful analysis reveals that these parties developed mutually reinforced assumptions about the meaning of Communism, helping to create the evidentiary foundation for totalitarian interpretations of Communist rule in Eastern Europe. In bridging the geopolitical and the individual, Curtain of Lies provides a perspective that is both innovative in its methodology and indispensable to its field"--Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Feinberg, Melissa
- Dewey number
- 947.0009/045
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DJK50
- LC item number
- .F434 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Europe, Eastern
- Truth
- Political culture
- Radio broadcasting
- Communism
- Cold War
- Europe, Eastern
- Soviet Union
- Europe, Eastern
- Western countries
- HISTORY
- Feindbild
- Politische Kultur
- Wahrheit
- Ost-West-Konflikt
- Südosteuropa
- Ostmitteleuropa
- Label
- Curtain of lies : the battle over truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe, Melissa Feinberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: two camps, two truths -- 1: Telling lies, making truth -- 2: The fight for peace -- 3: Battling the big lie -- 4: That funny feeling creeping up your back -- 5: Soporific bombs and American flying discs -- 6: The power of the powerless
- Control code
- 980490518
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190644611
- Lccn
- 2016049610
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 13884548
- 40027526017
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)980490518
- Label
- Curtain of lies : the battle over truth in Stalinist Eastern Europe, Melissa Feinberg
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-226) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: two camps, two truths -- 1: Telling lies, making truth -- 2: The fight for peace -- 3: Battling the big lie -- 4: That funny feeling creeping up your back -- 5: Soporific bombs and American flying discs -- 6: The power of the powerless
- Control code
- 980490518
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xxii, 232 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190644611
- Lccn
- 2016049610
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
-
- 13884548
- 40027526017
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)980490518
Subject
- Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
- Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Soviet Union
- Europe, Eastern -- Relations -- Western countries
- Feindbild
- HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- Ost-West-Konflikt
- Ostmitteleuropa
- Cold War -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Politische Kultur
- Radio broadcasting -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Soviet Union -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern
- Südosteuropa
- Truth -- Political aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Wahrheit
- Western countries -- Relations -- Europe, Eastern
- Political culture -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
- Communism -- Social aspects -- Europe, Eastern -- History -- 20th century
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