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Soviet self-hatred : the secret identities of postsocialism in contemporary Russia /

"As Borenstein shows in his readings of a range of popular culture texts, the imaginary identities Russians have been trying on since the Soviet collapse reflect an aggressive, often outward-facing self-hatred that allows some Russians to come to terms with their country's standing in the world, the...

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Main Author: Borenstein, Eliot, 1966- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2023.
Subjects:
National characteristics, Russian.
Russians > Attitudes.
Post-communism > Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991-
Since 1991
Russians.
Post-communism.
Social conditions.
Former communist countries.
Russia (Federation)
Summary:"As Borenstein shows in his readings of a range of popular culture texts, the imaginary identities Russians have been trying on since the Soviet collapse reflect an aggressive, often outward-facing self-hatred that allows some Russians to come to terms with their country's standing in the world, the social and economic misery, and the dominance of oligarchism and Putinsim"-

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Call Number: DK 510.34 .B665 2023
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