National identity in Russian culture : an introduction

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National identity in Russian culture : an introduction

edited by Simon Franklin and Emma Widdis

Cambridge University Press, 2006

  • : pbk

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"First published 2004, this digitally printed first paperback version 2006" -- t. p. verso

Includes bibligraphical references (p. 231-234) and index

Contents of Works

  • All the Russias ...? / Simon Franklin and Emma Widdis
  • Russia in time / Simon Franklin
  • Russia as space / Emma Widdis
  • "Us" : Russians on Russianness / Hubertus F. Jahn
  • "Them" : Russians on foreigner / Anthony Cross
  • Identity and religion / Simon Franklin
  • Music of the soul? / Marina Frolova-Walker
  • Identity in language? / Boris Gasparov
  • Byt : identity and everyday life / Catriona Kelly
  • Monuments and identity / Lindsey Hughes
  • "Pushkin" and identity / Stephanie Sandler

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What is Russia? Who are Russians? What is 'Russianness'? The question of national identity has long been a vexed one in Russia, and is particularly pertinent in the post-Soviet period. For a thousand years these questions have been central to the work of Russian writers, artists, musicians, film-makers, critics, politicians and philosophers. Questions of national self-identity permeate Russian cultural self-expression. This wide-ranging study, designed for students of Russian literature, culture, and history, explores aspects of national identity in Russian culture from medieval times to the present day. Written by an international team of scholars, the volume offers an accessible overview and a broad, multi-faceted introductory account of this central feature of Russian cultural history. The book is comprehensive and concise; it combines general surveys with a wide range of specific examples to convey the rich texture of Russian cultural expression over the past thousand years.

Table of Contents

  • List of illustrations
  • 1. 'All the Russias ...?' Simon Franklin and Emma Widdis
  • Part I. Identities in Time and Space: 2. Russia in time Simon Franklin
  • 3. Russia as space Emma Widdis
  • Part II. Contrastive Identities: 'Us' and 'Them': 4. 'Us': Russians on Russianness Hubertus F. Jahn
  • 5. 'Them': Russians on foreigners Anthony Cross
  • Part III. 'Essential' Identities: 6. Identity and religion Simon Franklin
  • 7. Music of the soul? Marina Frolova-Walker
  • 8. Identity in language Boris Gasparov
  • 9. Byt: identity and everyday life Catriona Kelly
  • Part IV. Symbols of Identity: 10. Monuments and identity Lindsey Hughes
  • 11. 'Pushkin' and identity Stephanie Sandler
  • Afterword
  • Notes
  • Selected further reading in English
  • Index.

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