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Before our eyes we have the image of an uncomplicated Soviet person neglected abroad, soaking up the idea of brotherhood and solidarity, a patriot, left behind, wherever he was, in the battle for truth, freedom or peace (…) You still live far from the Motherland, but you are her son, her daughter!
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Venken, M. (2013). ‘You Still Live Far from the Motherland, but You Are Her Son, Her Daughter.’ War Memory and Soviet Mental Space (1945–2011). In: Mink, G., Neumayer, L. (eds) History, Memory and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137302052_4
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