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Raphael lemkin and the soviet propaganda poster collection at Duke university library

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Zitser, EA
Published in: Slavic and East European Information Resources
October 2, 2018

This article calls attention to the role played by Raphael Lemkin (1900–1959), the Polish-Jewish jurist who coined the term “genocide,” in providing the metadata for 30 of the 78 Soviet propaganda posters currently held by Duke University Library. The author presents new evidence about the provenance of the “General Political Poster Series,” substantiates Lemkin’s personal role in its description, and juxtaposes the hand-writ-ten, English-language translations with the posters’ original, Russian-language titles, thereby shedding light on the émigré scholar’s view of communist Russia. The annotated Soviet posters, which are reproduced in this article, have been digitized and can be viewed online at the Duke Digital Repository.

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Slavic and East European Information Resources

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1522-9041

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1522-8886

Publication Date

October 2, 2018

Volume

19

Issue

3-4

Start / End Page

242 / 262

Related Subject Headings

  • 4610 Library and information studies
  • 2005 Literary Studies
  • 0807 Library and Information Studies
 

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Zitser, E. A. (2018). Raphael lemkin and the soviet propaganda poster collection at Duke university library. Slavic and East European Information Resources, 19(3–4), 242–262. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2018.1538863
Zitser, E. A. “Raphael lemkin and the soviet propaganda poster collection at Duke university library.” Slavic and East European Information Resources 19, no. 3–4 (October 2, 2018): 242–62. https://doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2018.1538863.
Zitser EA. Raphael lemkin and the soviet propaganda poster collection at Duke university library. Slavic and East European Information Resources. 2018 Oct 2;19(3–4):242–62.
Zitser, E. A. “Raphael lemkin and the soviet propaganda poster collection at Duke university library.” Slavic and East European Information Resources, vol. 19, no. 3–4, Oct. 2018, pp. 242–62. Scopus, doi:10.1080/15228886.2018.1538863.
Zitser EA. Raphael lemkin and the soviet propaganda poster collection at Duke university library. Slavic and East European Information Resources. 2018 Oct 2;19(3–4):242–262.

Published In

Slavic and East European Information Resources

DOI

EISSN

1522-9041

ISSN

1522-8886

Publication Date

October 2, 2018

Volume

19

Issue

3-4

Start / End Page

242 / 262

Related Subject Headings

  • 4610 Library and information studies
  • 2005 Literary Studies
  • 0807 Library and Information Studies