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The patriotism of despair : nation, war, and loss in Russia /

The sudden dissolution of the Soviet Union altered the routines, norms, celebrations, and shared understandings that had shaped the lives of Russians for generations. It also meant an end to the state-sponsored, nonmonetary support that most residents had lived with all their lives. How did Russians...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ushakin, S. (Sergeĭ), 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2009.
Series:Culture and society after socialism.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : "We have no motherland"
  • Repatriating capitalism : fragmented society and global connections
  • The Russian tragedy : from ethnic trauma to ethnic vitality
  • Exchange of sacrifices : state, soldiers, and war
  • Mothers, objects, and relations : organized by death
  • Conclusion : "people cut in half."