TY - EJOUR AU - Rüdiger Ritter T1 - Jazz in the Eastern Bloc T2 - Copernico. Geschichte und kulturelles Erbe im östlichen Europa PY - 2021/09/20 UR - https://www.copernico.eu/en/link/613650d8684c33.28747519 DA - 2025/11/08 PB - Herder-Institut für historische Ostmitteleuropaforschung - Institut der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft LA - en AB - More than just music: During the Cold War, jazz suddenly found itself between all fronts – at the same time, it served as a propaganda weapon, a symbol of freedom and a musical bridge between East and West. KW - Poland KW - Czechia KW - Czechoslovakia KW - Soviet Union KW - German Democratic Republic KW - Czechoslovak Socialist Republic KW - Eastern Europe KW - East Central Europe KW - Conover, Willis KW - Ždanov, Andrej Aleksandrovič KW - Ellington, Duke KW - Brubeck, Dave KW - Komeda, Krzysztof KW - Jazz KW - Cultural policy KW - Cultural diplomacy KW - Propaganda KW - 2nd half 20th century KW - Music history KW - Cultural history L1 - https://www.copernico.eu/en/doi/613650d8684c33.28747519 ER -