Russian history through the senses : from 1700 to the present

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Russian history through the senses : from 1700 to the present

edited by Matthew P. Romaniello and Tricia Starks

Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016

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"Bringing together an impressive cast of well-respected scholars in the field of modern Russian studies, Russian History through the Senses investigates life in Russia from 1700 to the present day via the senses. It examines past experiences of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound to capture a vivid impression of what it is to have lived in the Russian world, so uniquely placed as it is between East and West, during the last 300 years.The book discusses the significance of sensory history in relation to modern Russia and covers a range of exciting case studies, rich with primary source material, that provide a stimulating way of understanding modern Russia at a visceral level. It is a novel text that will be of great value to scholars and students interested in modern Russian studies"-- Back cover

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Bringing together an impressive cast of well-respected scholars in the field of modern Russian studies, Russian History through the Senses investigates life in Russia from 1700 to the present day via the senses. It examines past experiences of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound to capture a vivid impression of what it was to have lived in the Russian world, so uniquely placed as it is between East and West, during the last three hundred years. The book discusses the significance of sensory history in relation to modern Russia and covers a range of exciting case studies, rich with primary source material, that provide a stimulating way of understanding modern Russia at a visceral level. Russian History through the Senses is a novel text that is of great value to scholars and students interested in modern Russian studies.

Table of Contents

List of Maps List of Illustrations 1. Introduction: The Sensory in Russian and Soviet History - Alexander M. Martin, University of Notre Dame, USA Part I - Imperial Russia 2. Humoral Bodies in Cold Climates - Matthew P. Romaniello, University of Hawaii, USA 3. Fermentation, Taste and Identity - Alison K. Smith, University of Toronto, Canada 4. Market Pleasures and Prostitution in St. Petersburg - Abby Schrader, Franklin and Marshall College, USA Part II - Revolutionary Russia 5. The Taste, Smell, and Semiotics of Cigarettes - Tricia Starks, University of Arkansas, USA 6. The Sounds, Odors, and Textures of Russian Wartime Nursing - Laurie Stoff, Arizona State University, USA 7. The Taste of Kumyshka and the Debate over Udmurt Culture - Aaron Retish, Wayne State University, USA Part III - Soviet Russia 8. Engineering Tastes: Food and the Senses - Anton Masterovoy, City College of New York, USA 9. Deafness and the Politics of Hearing - Claire Shaw, University of Bristol, UK 10. Sensing Danger: The Red Army during the Second World War - Steven G. Jug, Baylor University, USA Part IV - Reconstructing Russia 11. The Sensory Experience of Martyrdom and Soviet Collective Memory - Adrienne Harris, Baylor University, USA 12. Stalinism's Sights and Smells in the Films of Aleksei German, Sr. - Tim Harte, Bryn Mawr College, USA Selected bibliography Index

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