The Stuff of Soldiers: A History of the Red Army in World War II through Objects

The Stuff of Soldiers

A History of the Red Army in World War II through Objects
 
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ISBN13:9781501768255
ISBN10:1501768255
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The Stuff of Soldiers uses everyday objects to tell the story of the Great Patriotic War as never before. Brandon M. Schechter attends to a diverse array of things?from spoons to tanks?to show how a wide array of citizens became soldiers, and how the provisioning of material goods separated soldiers from civilians.


Through a fascinating examination of leaflets, proclamations, newspapers, manuals, letters to and from the front, diaries, and interviews, The Stuff of Soldiers reveals how the use of everyday items made it possible to wage war. The dazzling range of documents showcases ethnic diversity, women's particular problems at the front, and vivid descriptions of violence and looting.


Each chapter features a series of related objects: weapons, uniforms, rations, and even the knick-knacks in a soldier's rucksack. These objects narrate the experience of people at war, illuminating the changes taking place in Soviet society over the course of the most destructive conflict in recorded history. Schechter argues that spoons, shovels, belts, and watches held as much meaning to the waging of war as guns and tanks. In The Stuff of Soldiers, he describes the transformative potential of material things to create a modern culture, citizen, and soldier during World War II.



With this original approach?in itself an amazing achievement given the immense literature in this historical field?Brandon Schechteruses the material culture of the Red Army to trace the makeover of Soviet life and politics brought about by the war.

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Prelude: Outgunned and Outmanned

Acknowledgments

List of Archival Sources and Their Abbreviations

Terms and Abbreviations

Explanatory Notes

Introduction: Government Issue

1. The Soldier's Body: A Little Cog in a Giant War Machine

2. A Personal Banner: Life in Red Army Uniform

3. The State's Pot and the Soldier's Spoon: Rations in the Red Army

4. Cities of Earth, Cities of Rubble: The Spade and Red Army Landscaping

5. "A Weapon Is Your Honor and Conscience": Killing in the Red Army

6. The Thing-Bag: A Public-Private Place

7. Trophies of War: Red Army Soldiers Confront an Alien World of Goods

Conclusion: Subjects and Objects

Notes

Index