The Soviet War Memorial in Treptow, Berlin

Geographical Review

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-236

  Stangl, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Berlin; National identity; Soviet memorials; Urban landscape; Veterans' cemeteries

Indexed keywords

MONUMENT;

EID: 4043107968     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2003.tb00030.x     Document Type: Article

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