The patriotism of despair
Subtitle: nation, war, and loss in Russia
By: Serguei Alex. Oushakine.
Series: Culture and society after socialism; Culture and society after socialism
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780801446795; 9780801475573
Subjects: Post-communism -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Barnaul (Altaĭskiĭ kraĭ); Political culture -- Russia (Federation) -- Barnaul (Altaĭskiĭ kraĭ); Patriotism -- Russia (Federation) -- Barnaul (Altaĭskiĭ kraĭ); Social change -- Russia (Federation) -- Barnaul (Altaĭskiĭ kraĭ); Ethnology -- Russia (Federation) -- Barnaul (Altaĭskiĭ kraĭ); Barnaul (Altaĭskiĭ kraĭ, Russia) -- Civilization
Description: In this book, the author examines the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union by looking at how it affected the Siberian industrial city of Barnaul. Since 1991, Barnaul has lost 25% of its population and its citizens are struggling with the changeover from the all-embracing communist way of life to the new capitalism.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : "We have no motherland"; title: Repatriating capitalism : fragmented society and global connections; title: The Russian tragedy : from ethnic trauma to ethnic vitality; title: Exchange of sacrifices : state, soldiers, and war; title: Mothers, objects, and relations : organized by death; title: Conclusion : "people cut in half."