Russian history through the senses
Subtitle: from 1700 to the present
By: edited by Matthew P. Romaniello and Tricia Starks
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781474263122; 9781474263139
Subjects: Social life and customs; Senses and sensation; History
Description: "An exploration of Russia's modern history focused on the particular and peculiar ways in which the sensory has translated into Russian culture and society"--

"Bringing together an impressive cast of well-respected scholars in the field of modern Russian studies, Russian History through the Senses investigates life in Russia from 1700 to the present day via the senses. It examines past experiences of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound to capture a vivid impression of what it is to have lived in the Russian world, so uniquely placed as it is between East and West, during the last three hundred years.The book discusses the significance of sensory history in relation to modern Russia and covers a range of exciting case studies, rich with primary source material, that provide a stimulating way of understanding modern Russia at a visceral level. Russian History through the Senses is a novel text that is of great value to scholars and students interested in modern Russian studies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction : The sensory in Russian and Soviet history / Alexander M. Martin; title: Part One. Imperial Russia; title: 2. Humoral bodies in a cold climate / Matthew P. Romaniello; title: 3. Fermentation, taste and identity / Alison K. Smith; title: 4. Market pleasures and prostitution in St. Petersburg / Abby Schrader; title: Part Two. Revolutionary Russia; title: 5. The taste, smell, and semiotics of cigarettes / Tricia Starks; title: 6. The sounds, odors and textures of Russian wartime nursing / Laurie Stoff; title: 7. The taste of kumyshka and the debate over Udmurt culture / Aaron B. Retish; title: Part Three. Soviet Russia; title: 8. Engineering tastes : food and the senses / Anton Masterovoy; title: 9. Deafness and the politics of hearing / Claire Shaw; title: 10. Sensing danger : The Red Army during the Second World War / Steven G. Jug; title: Part Four. Reconstructing Russia; title: 11. The sensory experience of martyrdom and Soviet collective memory / Adrienne Harris; title: 12. Stalinism's sights and smells in the films of Aleksei German, Sr. / Tim Harte.