Encyclopedia Of Contemporary Russian Culture (encyclopedias Of Contemporary Culture)

This encyclopedia examines Russian culture from 1953, Stalin's death, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity receive special attention as do Russian-speaking immigrant communities. 'Culture' embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and popular, artistic and material: art, fashion, literature, music, cooking, transport, politics and economics, film, crime - all are covered to give a full picture of the Russian way of life through the extraordinary changes since the middle of the twentieth century. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture is an unbeatable resource on recent Russian culture and history for students, teachers, and researchers. It is a valuable acquisition for both academic and public libraries. Entries include cross-references and often short bibliographies. There is a full index. This addition to the highly successful Contemporary Cultures series covers the period from period 1953, with the death of Stalin, to the present day. Both ‘Russian'and ‘Culture'are defined broadly. ‘Russian'refers to the Soviet Union until 1991 and the Russian Federation after 1991. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity are given special attention. There is also coverage of Russian-speaking immigrant communities. ‘Culture'embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and popular, artistic and material: art, fashion, literature, music, cooking, transport, politics and economics, film, crime – all, and much else, are covered, in order to give a full picture of the Russian way of life and experience throughout the extraordinary changes undergone since the middle of the twentieth century.The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture is an unbeatable resource on recent and contemporary Russian culture and history for students, teachers and researchers across the disciplines. Apart from academic libraries, the book will also be a valuable acquisition for public libraries.Entries include cross-references and the larger ones carry short bibliographies. There is a full index. "This addition to the highly successful Contemporary Cultures series covers the period from 1953, with the death of Stalin, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. 'Russian' refers to the Soviet Union until 1991 and the Russian Federation after 1991. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity are given special attention. There is also coverage of Russian-speaking immigrant communities. 'Culture' embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and popular, artistic and material: art, fashion, literature, music, cooking, transport, politics and economics, film, crime - all, and much else, are covered, in order to give as full a picture as possible of the Russian way of life and the experience throughout the extraordinary changes undergone since the middle of the twentieth century." "The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture is a resource on recent and contemporary Russian culture and history for students, teachers and researchers across the disciplines. Entries include extensive cross-references and the longer entries carry short bibliographies. There is a full index."--Jacket A resource on contemporary Russian culture and history for students, teachers and researchers across the disciplines, this work is part of the "Contemporary Cultures" series. It gives a picture of the Russian way of life and experience throughout the extraordinary changes undergone since the middle of the twentieth century. Covers the period 1953, with the death of Stalin. This work provides coverage of Russian-speaking immigrant communities. It focuses on contemporary Russian culture and history for students, teachers and researchers across the disciplines. It is useful for travellers and business people Cover ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN CULTURE Title Page Table of Contents Copyright Page Table of Contents Consultant editors List of contributors List of entries A–Z Thematic list of entries Acknowledgements Introduction Entries A–Z Index