Ebook: Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society

Journal of Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society. - Vol. 1 (2015). - No. 2: Double Special Issue: Back from Afghanistan: The Experiences of Soviet Afghan War Veterans. Guest Editors: Felix Ackermann & Michael Galbas; Martyrdom and Memory in Eastern Europe. Guest Editors: Uilleam Blacker & Julie Fedor.

This double special issue investigates the experiences of Soviet Afghan veterans and the ongoing impact of the Soviet-Afghan war (1979-89); and the new and reconstituted narratives of martyrdom that have been emerging in connection with 20th-century history and memory in the post-socialist world. The JOURNAL OF SOVIET AND POST-SOVIET POLITICS AND SOCIETY (JSPPS) is a new bi-annual companion journal to the Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society (SPPS) book series (founded 2004 and edited by Andreas Umland, Dr. phil., PhD).