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Traces how Russian nationalist writers refashioned key historical myths--the legend of the nation's spiritual birth, the tale of the founding of Russia, stories of Cossack independence--to portray the Russian people as the ruling nationality, whose characte

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List of Illustrations Introduction: Cultural Myth and National Self-Perception in the Turbulent Reform Era 1. The Shifting Vision of the Nation in the Aftermath of the Crimean War 2. The Varangian Legend: Defining the Nation through the Foundation Myth 3. War as Peace: The Symbol of Popular War during the Polish Uprising (1863) 4. Literary Representations of a Nation at War: From Apocalyptic Battle to Beehive 5. The Myth of Spiritual Descent: Re-mapping the Empire In Place of a Conclusion: The Legacy of Reform Era Nationalism Notes Bibliography Index

From the Shadow of Empire Defining the Russian

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      Publisher: MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin
      Publication Date: 8/30/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780299235949, 978-0299235949
      ISBN10: 0299235947

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Traces how Russian nationalist writers refashioned key historical myths--the legend of the nation's spiritual birth, the tale of the founding of Russia, stories of Cossack independence--to portray the Russian people as the ruling nationality, whose characte

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Introduction: Cultural Myth and National Self-Perception in the Turbulent Reform Era 1. The Shifting Vision of the Nation in the Aftermath of the Crimean War 2. The Varangian Legend: Defining the Nation through the Foundation Myth 3. War as Peace: The Symbol of Popular War during the Polish Uprising (1863) 4. Literary Representations of a Nation at War: From Apocalyptic Battle to Beehive 5. The Myth of Spiritual Descent: Re-mapping the Empire In Place of a Conclusion: The Legacy of Reform Era Nationalism Notes Bibliography Index

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