{"title":"Oleksandr Melnyk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOleksandr Melnyk\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the complexities of history with a particular focus on the Second World War. His works explore the intricate relationship between conflict and identity, offering readers insightful perspectives that challenge conventional narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a scholarly yet accessible approach, Melnyk's writing appeals to those interested in \u003cem\u003ehistory and military studies\u003c\/em\u003e, providing a thoughtful examination of how war shapes societies and personal identities across time.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"world-war-ii-as-an-identity-project-by-oleksandr-melnyk-9783838217048","title":"World War II as an Identity Project","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the relationship between history, legitimacy, and violence in the building and breaking of nations and states on the territory of contemporary Ukraine during the Second World War and in its aftermath. At its centre are various institutions of the Soviet state. Other states and rival political movements also enter the picture insofar as their activities influenced Soviet policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMethodologically, the study shifts attention from a limited body of normative texts and their creators within the Soviet political and cultural elite to a wider array of practices, organisations, and players engaged in power struggles and production of knowledge about the past in different social domains. Specifically, it brings into focus groups not normally thought of as participants in the production of Soviet memory discourse, notably NKVD officers, Soviet archivists, Ukrainian nationalists, Nazi collaborators, and former partisans in the German-occupied territories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld War II as an Identity Project\u003c\/i\u003e not only demonstrates the complexity of nation-shaping processes, but also restores agency to some seemingly powerless actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603365380332,"sku":"9783838217048","price":110.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783838217048-world-war-ii-as-an-identity-project.jpg?v=1778061272"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/oleksandr-melnyk.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}