1st Edition

The Fall of an Empire, the Birth of a Nation National Identities in Russia

Edited By Chris Chulos, Timo Piirainen Copyright 2000
    236 Pages
    by Routledge

    236 Pages
    by Routledge

    This title was first published in 2000:  A collection of articles by Russian and Western experts on nationalism. The objective of the work is to give an overview of the new Russian identity-building and of the historical continuities that lie behind this ongoing process. The main theme is the shift from empire and imperial consciousness, characteristic both of the imperial Russia and the Soviet Union, towards a new identity as a nation state. Ultra-nationalism and the threat posed by ultra-right extremists groups is also among the most important themes in the book. The rising nationalist extremism is one of the several major projects that seek to redefine the Russion nationhood. The ultra-nationalist challenge is examined in several articles; the anatomy of extreme Russian nationalism is also examined through a case study of a small militant group of extremists.

    1: Introduction; 2: Origin and Power: Russian National Myths and the Legitimation of Social Order; 3: Orthodox Identity at Russian Holy Places; 4: In Quest of Values: Religion and Nationality in the Early Soviet Period; 5: Nationalism and Internationalism: How did the Bolsheviks Cope with National Sentiments?; 6: Ethnicity and Nationalism in Contemporary Russian Ethnography; 7: Russia in the 1990s: Manifestations of a Conservative Backlash Philosophy; 8: The Problem of Identities in the Baltic Countries; 9: The Fall of an Empire, the Birth of a Nation: Perceptions of the New Russian National Identity; 10: Russia’s Minorities and the Soviet Legacy

    Biography

    Chris Chulos, Timo Piirainen