Cambridge University Press, 4/26/2012EAN 9781107011175, ISBN10: 1107011175Hardcover, 386 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cmLanguage: EnglishSince the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, questions of identity have dominated the culture not only of Russia, but of all the countries of the former Soviet bloc. This timely collection examines the ways in which cultural activities such as fiction, TV, cinema, architecture and exhibitions have addressed these questions and also describes other cultural flashpoints, from attitudes to language to the use of passports. It discusses definitions of political and cultural nationalism, as well as the myths, institutions and practices that moulded and expressed national identity. From post-Soviet recollections of food shortages to the attempts by officials to control popular religion, it analyses a variety of unexpected and compelling topics to offer fresh insights about this key area of world culture. Illustrated with numerous photographs, it presents the results of recent research in an accessible and lively way.Introduction Mark Bassin and Catriona KellyPart I. The Status of National Identity1. The contradictions of identitybeing Soviet and National in the USSR and after Ronald Grigor Suny2. Tales told by Nationalists Nancy CondeePart II. Institutions of National Identity3. National identity through visions of the pastcontemporary Russian cinema Birgit Beumers4. Archaising culturethe Museum of Ethnography Dmitry Baranov5. Rituals of identitythe Soviet passport Albert BaiburinPart III. Myths of National Identity6. 'If the war comes tomorrow'patriotic education in Soviet and post-Soviet primary school Vitaly Bezrogov7. Conquering spacethe cult of Yuri Gagarin Andrew Jenks8. Nation-construction in post-Soviet Central Asia Sergei AbashinPart IV. Spaces of National Identity9. Soviet and post-Soviet Moscowliterary reality or nightmare? Dina Khapaeva10. From the USSR to the Orientnational and ethnic symbols in the city text of Elista Elza-Bair Guchinova11. The place(s) of Islam in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia Victoria ArnoldPart V. Languages of National Identity12. Language culture and identity in post-Soviet Russiathe economies of mat Michael Gorham13. Policies and practices of language education in post-Soviet Central Asiabetween ethnic identity and civic consciousness Olivier Ferrando14. Surviving in the time of deficitthe narrative construction of a 'Soviet identity' Anna KushkovaPart VI. Creeds of National Identity15. Competing orthodoxiesidentity and religious belief in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia Catriona Kelly16. 'Popular orthodoxy' and identity in twentieth-century Russiaideology, consumption and competition Alexander Panchenko17. Religious affiliation and the politics of post-Soviet identitythe case of Belarus Galina MiazhevichIndex.
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