| Russia Contributor(s): Tolz, Vera (Author) |
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ISBN: 0340677058 ISBN-13: 9780340677056 Publisher: A&c Black 3pl OUR PRICE: $74.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: The question of national identity is central to the future of Russia. In this analysis, which spans three centuries of Russian cultural history, Vera Tolz places post-communist Russia in a broad historical background. She focuses on three ways of defining Russia and Russians: Russia as a counterpart to the West; Russians as creators of a unique multi-ethnic community; and Russians as members of the community of Eastern Slavs. She demonstrates how these three perspectives have dominated the views of Russia in the modern era and traces their origins back to writers and historians in the eighteenth century. Combining a rich historical study with a rigorous analytical framework, the book is an essential tool for understanding contemporary Russia and its immediate future. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 947 |
| LCCN: 2001273589 |
| Series: Inventing the Nation Inventing the Nation |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.18" W x 9.24" (1.09 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The question of national identity is central to the future of Russia. In this analysis, which spans three centuries of Russian cultural history, Vera Tolz places post-communist Russia in a broad historical background. She focuses on three ways of defining Russia and Russians: Russia as a counterpart to the West; Russians as creators of a unique multi-ethnic community; and Russians as members of the community of Eastern Slavs. She demonstrates how these three perspectives have dominated the views of Russia in the modern era and traces their origins back to writers and historians in the eighteenth century. Combining a rich historical study with a rigorous analytical framework, the book is an essential tool for understanding contemporary Russia and its immediate future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tolz, Vera: - Vera Tolz is Professor of Russian Studies at the University of Manchester. |