THE SOVIET NARRATIVE OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING
THE SOVIET NARRATIVE OF THE WARSAW GHETTO UPRISING
Author(s): Gennady EstraikhSubject(s): Media studies, Political history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of Antisemitism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Holocaust memorialisation; Holocaust instrumentalisation; Soviet press; Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee; Sovetish Heymland;
Summary/Abstract: Soviet ideological overseers did not consider the Warsaw Ghetto uprising an utterly taboo topic. However, on their general scale of notable events of the Second World War, the uprising belonged to the category of relatively minor episodes, worth mentioning mainly in the context of ‘more important’ themes, such as the presence of former Nazis in state institutions of West Germany or the collaboration of some Jews, most notably Zionists, with the Nazis. At the same time, the Soviet Yiddish periodicals, first Eynikayt [Unity, 1942–8] and then Sovetish Heymland [Soviet Homeland, 1961–91] did not treat the uprising as an event of secondary importance. Instead, they emphasise the heroism of the ghetto fighters.
Journal: Acta Poloniae Historica
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 123
- Page Range: 289-307
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English