The Leader, the Victory, and the Nation: Public Celebrations in Soviet Ukraine under Stalin (Kiev, 1943-1953) Author(s): Serhy Yekelchyk Source: Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas, Neue Folge, Bd. 54, H. 1, Themenschwerpunkt: Gespaltene Geschichtskulturen? Zweiter Weltkrieg und kollektive Erinnerungskulturen in der Ukraine (2006), pp. 3-19 Published by: Franz Steiner Verlag Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41051580 . Accessed: 25/05/2014 06:02 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Franz Steiner Verlag is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 208.67.143.49 on Sun, 25 May 2014 06:02:30 AM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions ABHANDLUNGEN Serhy Yekelchyk,Victoria/Canada The Leader, theVictory, and theNation: Public Celebrationsin SovietUkraine under Stalin (Kiev, 1943-1953)* Soviet troopsentered Kiev in the earlymorning hours of 6 November 1943. The residents were waiting forthe firstSoviet soldiers whom they welcomed, in the words of one early report,with tears in theireyes, but also with "cigarettes,home-made tobacco blend, wine, home-madeliqueur, and patties."1This descriptionreads more naturallythan a more formal contemporaryreport about the Kievans "expressingtheir profound gratitude to the Leader, Comrade Stalin,for his wise guidance of the Red Armyin the liberationof Kiev,"2 but I am not suggestingthat the latterinformation was false.