This book marks the beginning of a new phase in what we hope will be a fruitful collaboration between the Institute Ethnology and Anthropology Russian Academy of Science and the University of the Basque Country. Researchers from both Spain and Russia, representing a series of scientific schools each with its own methods and concepts – among them anthropologists, political scientists, historians and literary critics-, came to the decision to prepare a collective volume exploring a series of vital issues concerning state policy in complex societies, examining different identitarian characteristics, and reflecting on the difficulty of preserving regional cultures. Though the two countries clearly have their differences – political, economic and social –, we believe that the comparative methodology and the debates it leads to are valid and indeed important not just at a theoretical level, but also in practical terms. The decision to publish the volume in English is precisely to enable us to overcome any linguistic barriers there might be between Russian and Spanish academics, whilst simultaneously making these studies accessible to a much wider audience, since the realities behind many of the themes touched upon in this volume are relevant in many other parts of the globe beyond our two countries.
Author(s): Marina Martynova, David Peterson, Roman Ignatiev, Nerea Madariaga (eds.)
Publisher: IEA RAS
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 379
CONTENTS
Marina Martynova, David Peterson, Roman Ignatiev,
Nerea Madariaga. Introduction: Spain, Russia and the challenges
of the multiethnic state 5
Iñaki Bazán. Greetings from the dean of the Faculty of Arts
of the University of the Basque Country 10
Part 1: Ethnic policies in Spain and Russia
Valery Tishkov. Understanding and governing diversity in
complex societies 12
Aleksandr Kozhanovski. Parallels between the Spanish
and Russian post-imperial experiences 38
Asier Blas. The Spanish state´s response to ethno-cultural
diversity in Spain 45
Part 2: Euskal Herria and Basque identity within Spain
David Peterson. Minorities in early medieval Rioja 66
Iñaki Bazán. The formation of the Basque institutional
framework at the end of the Middle Ages and its historical
legacy 79
Joseba Zuazo. Basque identity and the Enlightenment
during the 18th century 93
Santiago de Pablo. Basque nationalism: from its origins to
the present 101
Iñaki Moro. Recent transformations in the territorial model
of the Basque Autonomous Community (Euskadi):
from polynuclear urban region to city region 119
Aritz Irurtzun & Nerea Madariaga. Bilingualism and the
Basque language 129
Virginia Díaz Gorriti. Immigrants and Euskera: strategies
of acculturation in the Basque Country 151
Part 3: The challenges facing multi-ethnic Russia
Alexandr Buganov. On Russian identity in history and modernity. 164
Sergei Cheshko. The challenges of self-determination 174
Sergei Sokolovskiy. Indigenous identity and the construction
of indigeneity in Russian political practice and law 191
Elena Filippova. «Russia needs everyone»: observations on
the 2010 population census in the Russian Federation 209
Marina Martynova. The language of school education in
the context of identity. The Russian experience 239
Sergei Alymov. ‘Perestroika’ in the Russian provinces 256
Galina Komarova. Ethnic and confessional aspects of the
“Maiak” accident 296
Elena Pivneva. Local government and the indigenous peoples
of Yugra: the experience of cooperation 325
Irina Babich. Legal identity of the peoples of the North
Caucasus as a key aspect of modern national and religious
identity 333
Natalia Belova. Attitudes towards migrant workers in the
Kostroma region of the Russian Federation 345
Part 4: Towards cultural interaction: Russia and the Basques
Roman Ignatiev. The Russian tradition of Basque studies 353
Jon Kortazar. Basque literature translated into Russian 371
