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In one of the most iconic images from World War II, a Russian soldier raises a red flag atop the ruins of the German Reichstag on April 30, 1945. Known as the Victory Banner, this piece of fabric has come to symbolize Russian triumph, glory, and patriotism. Facsimiles are used in public celebrations all over the country, and an exact replica is the centerpiece in the annual Victory Parade in Moscow's Red Square. The Victory Banner Over the Reichstag examines how and why this symbol was created, the changing media of its expression, and the contested evolution of its message. From association with Stalinism and communism to its acquisition of Russian nationalist meaning, Jeremy Hicks demonstrates how this symbol was used to construct a collective Russian memory of the war. He traces how the Soviets, and then Vladimir Putin, have used this image and the banner itself to build a remarkably powerful mythology of Russian greatness.

"The Dictator Dilemma tells the story of US bilateral relations with the Alfredo Stroessner dictatorship (1954-1989). Tyvela focuses on how and why that diplomatic relationship changed during the Cold War from cooperation, based on mutual opposition to communism, to conflict, based on clashing expectations concerning democratic reforms and human rights. The policy debates by officials in Washington and in Asunción brought out a tension that has defined US diplomacy for more than a century: how can the United States partner with tyrants while credibly proclaiming to advance a democratic mission in the world? Tyvela argues that the Stroessner regime was symbolic of a broader foreign policy struggle to perpetuate, enforce, and ultimately redefine the importance of friendly dictators to US global and hemispheric interests"--Publisher's description

Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Imagining an Ideal Prototype House for Industrial Workers; 2. Exhibiting Development; 3. The Idea of an Ideal Village; 4. Architecture of the New Villages; 5. Appropriating Global Norms of Austerity; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Introduction : the strategic framing of Baltic security : Europe, Russia, and minority inclusion -- Setting the stage : the "nexus" in Estonia and Latvia -- Making aliens and citizens in Estonia : from security to "conditionality" -- Naturalization restrictions in Latvia : give a little, take a little -- Naturalization for stateless children : Russia as a brake and an accelerator for reform -- Language and electoral policies : debating Europe in Estonia and Russia in Latvia -- Explaining strategic framing across cases : kin-state activism and domestic politics -- Conclusion : the path and form of policies : European institutions, kin-states, and minorities

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction | Amy E. Dayton -- Chapter 1: Searching for Myrtilla Miner's School for Colored Girls: Afrafeminist Strivings, Ethical Representations, and Nineteenth-Century Archives | Reva E. Sias -- Chapter 2: "For Their Day and for Our Own": Navigating the Use of Diverse Sources in Feminist Rhetorical Analysis | Sara Hillin -- Chapter 3: Invitational Anger: Naming Forbidden Emotion in Native American Women's Autobiographical Writing of the Nineteenth Century | Elizabeth Lowry -- Chapter 4: Historiographic Disappointment: Archival Listening and the Recovery of Politically Complex Figures | Jessica Enoch and Elizabeth Ellis Miller -- Chapter 5: (Re)presenting Lila: The Ethics of Sharing Stories from a 1920s-Era Training School for Girls | Laura Rogers and Tobi Jacobi -- Chapter 6: Ethics and Access in Mental Health Archives | Caitlin Burns -- Chapter 7: Representation, Relationships and Research: Building a Living Archive through Feminist Inquiry | Jennie L. Vaughn -- Chapter 8: On Pins and Needles: Multi-Sited Ethnography and the Archives | Jane Greer -- Chapter 9: Contexts and Communities: Valuing Collectivity in Feminist Rhetorical Inquiry | Gracemarie Mike Fillenwarth -- Chapter 10: Stabilizing Stories: Personal Narrative and Public Memory in Recent Activist Histories | Kathleen T. Leuschen and Risa Applegarth -- Chapter 11: The Rhetorics of Translation: A Feminist Method for Inquiry, Recovery, and Theoretical Application | Christina D. Ramirez -- Chapter 12: Venues and Voices: Welcoming Greater Participation in Feminist Rhetorical History and Inquiry Wendy B. Sharer -- List of Contributors -- Index.