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From the Shadow of Empire: Defining the Russian Nation through Cultural Mythology, 1855-1870 (Mellon Slavic Studies Initiative Book)
Olga Maiorova
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Paperback. Traces how Russian nationalist writers refashioned key historical myths--the legend of the nation's spiritual birth, the tale of the founding of Russia, stories of Cossack independence--to portray the Russian people as the ruling nationality, whose characte Series: Mellon Slavic Studies Initiative Book. Num Pages: 248 pages, 10 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DSB; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
As nationalism spread across nineteenth-century Europe, Russia's national identity remained murky: there was no clear distinction between the Russian nation and the expanding multiethnic empire that called itself 'Russian.' When Tsar Alexander II's Great Reforms (1855-1870s) allowed some freedom for public debate, Russian nationalist intellectuals embarked on a major project - which they undertook in daily press, popular historiography, and works of fiction - of finding the Russian nation within the empire and rendering the empire in nationalistic terms. From the Shadow of Empire traces how these nationalist writers refashioned key historical myths - the legend of the nation's ... Read more
As nationalism spread across nineteenth-century Europe, Russia's national identity remained murky: there was no clear distinction between the Russian nation and the expanding multiethnic empire that called itself 'Russian.' When Tsar Alexander II's Great Reforms (1855-1870s) allowed some freedom for public debate, Russian nationalist intellectuals embarked on a major project - which they undertook in daily press, popular historiography, and works of fiction - of finding the Russian nation within the empire and rendering the empire in nationalistic terms. From the Shadow of Empire traces how these nationalist writers refashioned key historical myths - the legend of the nation's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Mellon Slavic Studies Initiative Book
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299235949
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V9780299235949
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