Memory and the Narrative of Rape in Budapest and Vienna in 1945
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23136885 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrea Peto (0000-0002-7525-2582, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Pages | 129-148 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-05 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Life after Death (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9781139052344.006 |
| OpenAlex | W599776352 |
| ISBN | 9781139052344 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
In an exhibition in Vienna on Austrian women's lives in 1945 there hung a remarkable picture taken in the Prater in January 1946. It was a photo of a sixteen-year-old girl who was raped and killed by five Russian soldiers, as stated in the police record. The picture is lyrical; even in death her face remains peaceful. Her dress is loose but explicitly suggests sexual violence. The blood on her face is not disturbing. Her hands are gracefully placed. The twisted body resembles both that of Christ being removed from the Cross and the famous picture of the half-naked Zoia Kosmonievskaja, the Soviet Saint. Her body also melts smoothly into the background.
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2024 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |