Russian Cultural Studies: An Introduction - Hardcover

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Intended as a companion to "Constructing Russian Culture in the Age of Revolution: 1881-1940" (also published by OUP) and covering a later period until the present day, this book should be of interest to all those interested in Russian culture in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. In a wide-ranging account of a variety of cultural forms and sites of cultural production - from literature to advertising and consumerism - the book sets out to give prominence to the processes of cultural reception. It highlights the role images of national identity, gender politics, youth culture and the interaction of public and private consciousness have played in the formation of cultural forms in the USSR and post-communist Russia. Contributors include leading specialists in Russian literature, cultural history, and cultural theory from Britain, the USA, and Russia. The text includes a chronology of events and suggestions for further reading with each section.

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