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Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2010
Print publication year:
2004
Online ISBN:
9780511720116

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What is Russia? Who are Russians? What is 'Russianness'? The question of national identity has long been a vexed one in Russia, and is particularly pertinent in the post-Soviet period. For a thousand years these questions have been central to the work of Russian writers, artists, musicians, film-makers, critics, politicians and philosophers. Questions of national self-identity permeate Russian cultural self-expression. This wide-ranging study, designed for students of Russian literature, culture, and history, explores aspects of national identity in Russian culture from medieval times to the present day. Written by an international team of scholars, the volume offers an accessible overview and a broad, multi-faceted introductory account of this central feature of Russian cultural history. The book is comprehensive and concise; it combines general surveys with a wide range of specific examples to convey the rich texture of Russian cultural expression over the past thousand years.

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'Such is the structure of this work, which would certainly make ideal reading for all students at or beyond the undergraduate level .'

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'…Franklin and Widdis have offered an interesting and thorough narrative of identity in Russian culture.'

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Contents

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