The query of country wide identification has lengthy been a vexing one in Russia, and is peculiarly pertinent within the put up-Soviet length. Designed for college students of Russian literature, lifestyle and history, this collection of essays explores facets of country wide identification in Russian tradition from medieval times to the current.
"The title of this assortment of eleven essays captures well its intention, which is to offer 'an introduction to cultural discourses of Russian national id.'" W.G. Moss, eastern Michigan college, option
"The editors latest an exceedingly useful collection of essays on many facets of our perceptions of "Russia", "Russian", "Russians" and "Russianness". This book is extremely certainly structured, some thing which helps considerably given the immensity of the project and the ever-expanding range of the bibliography. As such, it's proper for a wide readership, principally students." forum for modern Language stories
"Simon Franklin and Emma Widdis have conceived this awesome ebook to accomplish two desires: to deliver and accessible overview of the theme of country wide identity in Russian cultural historical past and to present nuanced case experiences of how "notions of national identity function in cultural practice"(xii).Carol J. Avins, Rutgers school, Slavic review
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