Kennan Scholar Spotlight: Soviet Myths and Historical Memory

<p>In this edition of <strong>Wilson Center NOW</strong>, we are joined by <strong>Jonathan Brunstedt</strong>, former Title VIII Research Scholar with the Kennan Institute and Assistant Professor of History at Texas A&M University. He discusses his Wilson Center project, “Entangled Defeats: The Soviet-Afghan War and the Shadow of Vietnam." Jonathan also highlights his most recent book, “<a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Soviet-Myth-World-War-Patriotic/dp/1108498752" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">The Soviet Myth of World War II: Patriotic Memory and the Russian Question in the USSR</a>,” which examines official notions of patriotism and patriotic identity in the USSR through the lens of World War II's public remembrance.</p>