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Russia at a Crossroads

History, Memory and Political Practice

Edited by Nurit Schleifman

Published September 1st 1998 by Routledge – 248 pages

Series: Cummings Center Series

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Description

The meaning of Russia's past is in a process of continuous deconstruction, reshaping and negotiation by various social and political groupings. Of the deluge of group memories which have broken loose, this collection focuses on several new voices which have never been heard in Russia in this way before: women, Tatars, Cossacks, as well as the voices of religious and provincial populations. In addition, the volume sheds light on the creation of a multi-party system which paved the way for the expression of particular views and interests and generated much of memory's concepts and language.

Reviews

'Of immense help in unearthing the roots of the political parties and in linking them to the forces at work in Russia.' - Frontline