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Harriet Murav – Music from a Passing Train: Jewish Literature in Post-Revolutionary Russia
In Music from a Passing Train, Harriet Murav explores a unique literary space forged by Jewish authors working within the constraints of Soviet censorship. These writers remembered, imagined, criticized, and mourned Jewish life in pre-revolutionary shtetls, crafting new forms of Jewish culture under state pressure. The book highlights Soviet Jewish responses to the Great Patriotic War and challenges the claim that Jews in the USSR were unable or unwilling to react to the Holocaust tragedy. Murav reveals a complex, emotionally rich, and remarkably vibrant Soviet Jewish culture that survived both the catastrophe and Stalinist repression. This study offers a nuanced view of how literature can preserve identity and memory even in the most restrictive conditions. Available for 2477.00 RUR.
