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Dacha Idylls is a lively account of dacha life and how Russians experience this deeply rooted tradition of the summer cottage amid the changing cultural, economic, and political landscape of postsocialist Russia. Simultaneously beloved and reviled, dachas wield a power that makes owning and caring f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Caldwell, Melissa L., 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vacation homes.
Organic living.
Manners and customs.
Gardening.
Country homes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HOUSE & HOME > General.
Jardinage > Russie.
Bio (Style de vie) > Russie.
Gardening > Russia (Federation)
Organic living > Russia (Federation)
Vacation homes > Russia (Federation)
Country homes > Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Dacha Idylls is a lively account of dacha life and how Russians experience this deeply rooted tradition of the summer cottage amid the changing cultural, economic, and political landscape of postsocialist Russia. Simultaneously beloved and reviled, dachas wield a power that makes owning and caring for them an essential part of life. In this book, Melissa L. Caldwell captures the dacha's abiding traditions and demonstrates why Russians insist that these dwellings are key to understanding Russian life. She draws on literary texts as well as observations from dacha dwellers to highlight this endu.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520947870

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