For a Just Cause
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"For a Just Cause" is a Soviet-era novel by Vasiliy Grossman that portrays the Battle of Stalingrad and the lives of ordinary people under total war and Stalinist rule.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| For a Just Cause canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Vasily Grossman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| depicts |
Red Army soldiers
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Soviet civilians ⓘ Soviet society during World War II ⓘ Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
moral choices under totalitarianism
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ordinary people in wartime ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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social realist novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Life and Fate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Great Patriotic War
NERFINISHED
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Stalinist Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | socialist realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Battle of Stalingrad
NERFINISHED
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World War II on the Eastern Front NERFINISHED ⓘ life under Stalinism ⓘ total war ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multi-character ensemble cast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical perspective on Stalinist system
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detailed depiction of the Battle of Stalingrad ⓘ portrayal of everyday Soviet life during war ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| partOf | Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad duology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Soviet military command
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Stalinist rule ⓘ civilian hardship ⓘ front-line combat ⓘ |
| publicationEra | Soviet era ⓘ |
| setInPlace |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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Stalingrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
Battle of Stalingrad
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
human resilience
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ideology and individual conscience ⓘ patriotism ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ totalitarian power ⓘ |
| workChronologyPosition | precedes Life and Fate in Grossman’s Stalingrad cycle ⓘ |
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