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National Identity in Russian Culture: An Introduction

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The question of national identity has long been a vexing one in Russia, and is particularly pertinent in the post-Soviet period. Designed for students of Russian literature, culture and history, this collection of essays explores aspects of national identity in Russian culture from medieval times to the present.

Author(s): Simon Franklin, Emma Widdis
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2006

Language: English
Pages: 260

Contents......Page 6
Illustrations......Page 8
Notes on contributors......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
A note on the transliteration of Russian......Page 14
‘All the Russias...’?......Page 17
section I Identities in time and space......Page 25
Russia in time......Page 27
Russia as space......Page 46
‘Us’: Russians on Russianness......Page 69
‘Them’: Russians on foreigners......Page 90
Identity and religion......Page 111
Music of the soul?......Page 132
Identity in language?......Page 148
Byt: identity and everyday life......Page 165
Monuments and identity......Page 187
‘Pushkin’ and identity......Page 213
Afterword......Page 233
Notes......Page 235
Selected further reading in English......Page 247
Index......Page 251