Nanci Adler
Biographic Data
| ID | 3596314 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nanci Adler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nanci |
| FAMILY NAME | Adler |
| SIGNATURE | ADLER N |
| AFFILIATIONS | NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 53 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Tyler C. Kirk. After the Gulag
Zuzanna Bogumił. Gulag Memories
When describing the era of return from the Gulag, Anna Akhmatova famously stated: “Two Russias stand eyeball to eyeball, those who were imprisoned, and those who put them there.” Today many Russias still stand eyeball to eyeball, and there are multiple memories of Russia’s past. There is the “heroic” conquering of the North, the rapid industrialization, the victory in the “Great Patriotic War,” and other achievements of the Stalin era, and there …
Memories of Mass Repression
Tapestry of Memory
Contributors present narratives and explore the way they influence the past. While aknowledging the debate about the validity of qualitative research based on narratives, the volume aims to illuminate how truth and evidence form part of a much wider debate on the representation of history
Indonesia in the Global Context of Genocide and Transitional Justice
This epilogue highlights some of the main issues examined in this special issue. It argues that, compared to other cases, the scholarship on the Indonesian genocide is sophisticated and agenda-setting. We focus on the issues of organization and morphology of the 1965–66 violence, the problem of genocide denial, and questions related to transitional justice; finally, we propose promising new avenues of research
Communism’s “Bright Past”
The Soviet Gulag has joined the tragic annals of what has been described as “man’s inhumanity to man”. Yet some prisoners, many of whom were falsely convicted, emerged from the experience maintaining their loyalty to the system of government that was responsible for their imprisonment. The hardship of the camp experience, and the hardship of return, stamped ex-prisoners for life. In camp, they struggled to survive. After camp they struggled to re…
Reconciliation with – or rehabilitation of – the Soviet past
Post-Soviet Russia’s ambivalent efforts to confront its Stalinist past have generated heated discussion about what should be remembered. Official ambivalence is reflected in school history texts that emphasize Soviet achievements, in commissions that gate-keep archives and historical facts, and in monuments and commemorations. In consequence, the surviving victims of Stalinism are insufficiently acknowledged, let alone compensated. This tension f…
The bright past”, or whose (hi)story? Challenges in Russia and Serbia today
In Russia, two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Stalin?s popularity soared in nationwide polls, as many recalled the country?s former prestige and their previous sense of security. Likewise, many Serbs, who formed the largest group in former Yugoslavia, look back with nostalgia to a time of greater national pride and material comfort. By contrast the dominated ethnic populations in that same nation at that same time were frustrated…
Skeletons in the Closet
The collapse of the Soviet Union was unexpected, even for many Kremlin watchers. Perhaps equally unanticipated were the deep impediments to transitional justice and the longevity of a culture of impunity after the regime change. Post-Soviet era scholars are now faced with the enormous challenge of understanding processes and policies in countries where the present and future are relatively predictable but where, according to one cynical Russian j…
Enduring Repression
This article documents the attitudes—especially those of loyalty—among Gulag prisoners and returnees toward the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and seeks to ascertain how their incarceration subsequently influenced those sentiments. It is paradoxical that some prisoners—many of whom were falsely convicted—endured gruelling, barely survivable, lengthy terms of labour camp and prison and emerged maintaining their loyalty toward the syst…
The future of the soviet past remains unpredictable
The sixtieth anniversary of the Soviet Army's liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz was commemorated on 27 January 2005 by dignitaries who deliberated about what lessons the world should l
Surviving the Soviet Meat Grinder
Life in the 'Big Zone
THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES the physical, psychological, social and political problems associated with the return of the victims of Stalinist terror in the Soviet Union. Both sides of the equation are examined-the struggle by the ex-prisoners to re-adapt to Soviet society, and the reciprocal attempt by Soviet society and the Soviet system to adapt to returnees. The scale of the problem for both sides was enormous, of the magnitude of a disorienting an…
Victims of Soviet Terror
Foreword Preface Introduction Memorial: History as Moral Imperative The Formation of the Soviet System Stalinism: Inheritance and Legacy The Rediscovery of Soviet History The Emergence and Evolution of Memorial 1987-1988: Gaining Support 1988-1989: Towards the Founding Conference 1989-1990: Memorial Branches Out Memorial Actualizes Itself History as Dissidence Memorial in Action The Politics of Memorial Today We Are Historians of Dissidence, And …
Planned Economy and Unplanned Criminality
Next to pervasive political controls—including state terror—the hallmark of Soviet society was its centrally planned economy. The historical record demonstrates that the ambitious effort to plan centrally for the needs of all of society and each of its members, produced shortages and shortcomings which could have led to the self-destruction of this society had it not been for the existence of a totally criminal shadow economy. This paper analyzes…
The future of the soviet past remains unpredictable
The sixtieth anniversary of the Soviet Army's liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz was commemorated on 27 January 2005 by dignitaries who deliberated about what lessons the world should l
Victims of Soviet Terror
Foreword Preface Introduction Memorial: History as Moral Imperative The Formation of the Soviet System Stalinism: Inheritance and Legacy The Rediscovery of Soviet History The Emergence and Evolution of Memorial 1987-1988: Gaining Support 1988-1989: Towards the Founding Conference 1989-1990: Memorial Branches Out Memorial Actualizes Itself History as Dissidence Memorial in Action The Politics of Memorial Today We Are Historians of Dissidence, And …
Reconciliation with – or rehabilitation of – the Soviet past
Post-Soviet Russia’s ambivalent efforts to confront its Stalinist past have generated heated discussion about what should be remembered. Official ambivalence is reflected in school history texts that emphasize Soviet achievements, in commissions that gate-keep archives and historical facts, and in monuments and commemorations. In consequence, the surviving victims of Stalinism are insufficiently acknowledged, let alone compensated. This tension f…
Enduring Repression
This article documents the attitudes—especially those of loyalty—among Gulag prisoners and returnees toward the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and seeks to ascertain how their incarceration subsequently influenced those sentiments. It is paradoxical that some prisoners—many of whom were falsely convicted—endured gruelling, barely survivable, lengthy terms of labour camp and prison and emerged maintaining their loyalty toward the syst…
Life in the 'Big Zone
THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES the physical, psychological, social and political problems associated with the return of the victims of Stalinist terror in the Soviet Union. Both sides of the equation are examined-the struggle by the ex-prisoners to re-adapt to Soviet society, and the reciprocal attempt by Soviet society and the Soviet system to adapt to returnees. The scale of the problem for both sides was enormous, of the magnitude of a disorienting an…
The bright past”, or whose (hi)story? Challenges in Russia and Serbia today
In Russia, two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Stalin?s popularity soared in nationwide polls, as many recalled the country?s former prestige and their previous sense of security. Likewise, many Serbs, who formed the largest group in former Yugoslavia, look back with nostalgia to a time of greater national pride and material comfort. By contrast the dominated ethnic populations in that same nation at that same time were frustrated…
Planned Economy and Unplanned Criminality
Next to pervasive political controls—including state terror—the hallmark of Soviet society was its centrally planned economy. The historical record demonstrates that the ambitious effort to plan centrally for the needs of all of society and each of its members, produced shortages and shortcomings which could have led to the self-destruction of this society had it not been for the existence of a totally criminal shadow economy. This paper analyzes…
Planned Economy and Unplanned Criminality
Next to pervasive political controls—including state terror—the hallmark of Soviet society was its centrally planned economy. The historical record demonstrates that the ambitious effort to plan centrally for the needs of all of society and each of its members, produced shortages and shortcomings which could have led to the self-destruction of this society had it not been for the existence of a totally criminal shadow economy. This paper analyzes…
Victims of Soviet Terror
Foreword Preface Introduction Memorial: History as Moral Imperative The Formation of the Soviet System Stalinism: Inheritance and Legacy The Rediscovery of Soviet History The Emergence and Evolution of Memorial 1987-1988: Gaining Support 1988-1989: Towards the Founding Conference 1989-1990: Memorial Branches Out Memorial Actualizes Itself History as Dissidence Memorial in Action The Politics of Memorial Today We Are Historians of Dissidence, And …
Life in the 'Big Zone
THIS ARTICLE ADDRESSES the physical, psychological, social and political problems associated with the return of the victims of Stalinist terror in the Soviet Union. Both sides of the equation are examined-the struggle by the ex-prisoners to re-adapt to Soviet society, and the reciprocal attempt by Soviet society and the Soviet system to adapt to returnees. The scale of the problem for both sides was enormous, of the magnitude of a disorienting an…
Surviving the Soviet Meat Grinder
The future of the soviet past remains unpredictable
The sixtieth anniversary of the Soviet Army's liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz was commemorated on 27 January 2005 by dignitaries who deliberated about what lessons the world should l
Enduring Repression
This article documents the attitudes—especially those of loyalty—among Gulag prisoners and returnees toward the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and seeks to ascertain how their incarceration subsequently influenced those sentiments. It is paradoxical that some prisoners—many of whom were falsely convicted—endured gruelling, barely survivable, lengthy terms of labour camp and prison and emerged maintaining their loyalty toward the syst…
Skeletons in the Closet
The collapse of the Soviet Union was unexpected, even for many Kremlin watchers. Perhaps equally unanticipated were the deep impediments to transitional justice and the longevity of a culture of impunity after the regime change. Post-Soviet era scholars are now faced with the enormous challenge of understanding processes and policies in countries where the present and future are relatively predictable but where, according to one cynical Russian j…
Reconciliation with – or rehabilitation of – the Soviet past
Post-Soviet Russia’s ambivalent efforts to confront its Stalinist past have generated heated discussion about what should be remembered. Official ambivalence is reflected in school history texts that emphasize Soviet achievements, in commissions that gate-keep archives and historical facts, and in monuments and commemorations. In consequence, the surviving victims of Stalinism are insufficiently acknowledged, let alone compensated. This tension f…
The bright past”, or whose (hi)story? Challenges in Russia and Serbia today
In Russia, two decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Stalin?s popularity soared in nationwide polls, as many recalled the country?s former prestige and their previous sense of security. Likewise, many Serbs, who formed the largest group in former Yugoslavia, look back with nostalgia to a time of greater national pride and material comfort. By contrast the dominated ethnic populations in that same nation at that same time were frustrated…
Communism’s “Bright Past”
The Soviet Gulag has joined the tragic annals of what has been described as “man’s inhumanity to man”. Yet some prisoners, many of whom were falsely convicted, emerged from the experience maintaining their loyalty to the system of government that was responsible for their imprisonment. The hardship of the camp experience, and the hardship of return, stamped ex-prisoners for life. In camp, they struggled to survive. After camp they struggled to re…
Memories of Mass Repression
Tapestry of Memory
Contributors present narratives and explore the way they influence the past. While aknowledging the debate about the validity of qualitative research based on narratives, the volume aims to illuminate how truth and evidence form part of a much wider debate on the representation of history
Indonesia in the Global Context of Genocide and Transitional Justice
This epilogue highlights some of the main issues examined in this special issue. It argues that, compared to other cases, the scholarship on the Indonesian genocide is sophisticated and agenda-setting. We focus on the issues of organization and morphology of the 1965–66 violence, the problem of genocide denial, and questions related to transitional justice; finally, we propose promising new avenues of research
Zuzanna Bogumił. Gulag Memories
When describing the era of return from the Gulag, Anna Akhmatova famously stated: “Two Russias stand eyeball to eyeball, those who were imprisoned, and those who put them there.” Today many Russias still stand eyeball to eyeball, and there are multiple memories of Russia’s past. There is the “heroic” conquering of the North, the rapid industrialization, the victory in the “Great Patriotic War,” and other achievements of the Stalin era, and there …
Tyler C. Kirk. After the Gulag
Political science (12 works) · Law (10 works) · History (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Politics (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · History (6 works) · Eastern European Communism and Reforms (5 works) · Gulag (5 works) · Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration (5 works)