Dacha Idylls : Living Organically in Russia's Countryside /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Caldwell, Melissa L., 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Note on Transliteration and Pronunciation; Preface; 1. Dacha Enchantments; 2. Intimate Irritations: Living with Chekhov at the Dacha; 3. The Pleasure of Pain: Gardening for the Soul; 4. Natural Foods: Feeding the Body and Nourishing the Soul; 5. Disappearing Dachniki; 6. Dacha Democracy: Building Civil Society in Out-of-the-Way Places; 7. The Daily Dacha Soap Opera; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W.

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