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Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society Ser.: Russian Country Estate Today : A Case Study of Cultural Politics in Post-Soviet Russia by Laura A. Victoir (2006, Book, Other)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherIbidem Verlag
ISBN-103898214265
ISBN-139783898214261
eBay Product ID (ePID)120018008
Product Key Features
Number of Pages166 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameRussian Country Estate Today : a Case Study of Cultural Politics in Post-Soviet Russia
SubjectWorld / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Political Ideologies / General
Publication Year2006
FeaturesNew Edition
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science
AuthorLaura A. Victoir
SeriesSoviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society Ser.
FormatBook, Other
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight9.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number32
Number of Volumes01 vols.
IllustratedYes
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
SynopsisRussia's country estates were fulcrums of culture, learning and socio-administration under the imperial state. Only a fraction of the original numbers of these structures survives today, and yet even today several of the most famous of these buildings have uncertain futures. At risk is the survival of this fascinating remnant of Russia's cultural history. This matter is especially salient as post-Soviet Russia has participated in a struggle over means of its own self-representation. Historic landmarks enter the political arena during periods of drastic change. The struggle over monuments reveals notable adjustments and continuities over a nation's historical narrative; the study of the treatment of certain monuments provides insight to the language, symbols and memory of a people in transition. This book examines links between two seemingly divergent spheres of human interaction, those of politics and culture. The aim of this book is not to analyse the artistic and architectural merits of Russia's country estates, as a plethora of works already address this subject. Rather, the objective is to look at the underlying attitudes and circumstances which affect the survival of this integral feature of Russia's pre-revolutionary secular past. A variety of factors come into play in estate preservation, such as: privatization, restitution, taxation, legislation, actions of governmental and non-government organizations, tourism, and others. This book analyzes Russia's institutions and actors that continually compete for shifting and scarce resources in the sphere of culture, often to the detriment of physical cultural artefacts themselves. More than just Russia's estates are subject to these forces although estates serve as an excellent lens with which to view these destructive processes at work.
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