| The New Third Rome: Readings of a Russian Nationalist Myth Contributor(s): Østbø, Jardar (Author), Kolstø, Pål (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 3838209001 ISBN-13: 9783838209005 Publisher: Ibidem Press OUR PRICE: $38.61 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Religion | Religion, Politics & State |
| Series: Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.8" W x 8.2" (0.80 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Drawing on theories of political myth and concepts of nationalism, Jardar stb analyzes the content and ideological function of the myth of Russia as a Third Rome. Through case studies of four prominent nationalist intellectuals, stb shows how this messianic myth was used to reinvent Russia and its allegedly rightful place in the world after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Though it exists in many radically different versions, the Third Rome myth in general embodies particularism and rabid anti-Westernism. At best, it portrays Russia as an essentially isolationist country. At worst, it casts the country as superior to all other nations, divinely elected to rule the world. |