Russian Culture in War and Revolution, 1914–22: Book 2: Political Culture, Identities, Mentalities, and Memory

This book is one of a two-part collection of original essays on the cultural history of Russia from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 to the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922. The chapters in both parts of Russian Culture in War and Revolution represent the work of an international group of scholars. They explore the relationship between the crises of that period and the multifaceted dimensions of culture. The result is a diverse and stimulating array of essays on subjects that range from the experience of cultural institutions and the arts, to aspects of identity and the production of meaning in popular culture. Many of the topics covered in the two books have rarely, if ever, been explored across the 1914–22 period as a whole. Through close analysis of the institutional and symbolic contexts of Russian cultural life, and incorporating substantial new research, the chapters in the two books collectively advance our understanding of Russia’s experience of the First World War, its relationship to the early Soviet period, and the complex memory of war and revolution. An additional important theme addressed by the collections is the extent to which the 1917 revolutions were a turning point in Russian culture. The findings of Russian Culture in War and Revolution demonstrate that cultural life was not only tightly intertwined with its social and political contexts, but that the wider history of Russia’s Great War and Revolution cannot be fully comprehended without due attention to culture in its broadest sense. The books are part of a broader centennial series on “Russia’s Great War and Revolution, 1914–22.” Through Close Analysis Of The Institutional And Symbolic Contexts Of Russian Cultural Life, And Incorporating Substantial New Research, The Chapters In The Two Books Collectively Advance Our Understanding Of Russia's Experience Of The First World War, Its Relationship To The Early Soviet-period, And The Complex, Memory Of War And Revolution. An Additional Important Theme Addressed By The Collections Is The Extent To Which The 1917 Revolutions Were A Turning Point In Russian Culture. Book 1. Popular Culture, The Arts, And Institutions -- Book 2. Political Culture, Identities, Mentalities, And Memory. Book 1. Popular Culture, The Arts, And Institutions. Revolution, Culture, And Cultural Policy From Late Tsarism To The Early Soviet Years / Christopher Read -- Mass Culture And The Culture Of The Masses In Russia, 1914-22 / Vladimir P. Buldakov -- Worker Culture(s) During War And Revolution, 1914-20 / Page Herrlinger -- Fade To Black : The Russian Commercial Film Industry During War And Revolution / Denise J. Youngblood -- Hypnosis In Russian Popular Culture During The Era Of War And Revolution / Julia Mannherz -- The Feast In The Time Of Plague : The Russian Art World, Easel Painting, And The Experience Of War And Revolution, 1914-22 / Aaron J. Cohen -- Press Photography In Russia's Great War And Revolution / Christopher Stolarski -- Russian Architecture And The Cataclysm Of The First World War / William C. Brumfield -- Center And Periphery In Russian Jewish Culture During The Crisis Of 1914-22 / Anke Hilbrenner --^ In Search Of The Truth About The Great War : The Theme Of War In The Works Of Five Russian Writers / Ben Hellman -- Contemplating War, Caught Up In Revolution : A Survey Of Russian Poetry, 1914-22 / J. Alexander Ogden -- Russian Theater And The Crisis Of War And Revolution, 1914-22 / Murray Frame -- Higher Education In Russia During The First World War And Revolution / Anatolii E. Ivanov -- The Russian School System And School Students During The Wars And Revolutions Of 1914-22 / Evgenii M. Balashov -- The Russian Orthodox Church During The First World War And Revolutionary Turmoil, 1914-21 / Pavel G. Rogoznyi -- The Church's Revolutionary Moment : Diocesan Congresses And Grassroots Politics In 1917 / Catherine Evtuhov -- Cultural Heritage And The People's Property : Museums In Russia, 1914-21 / Susan Smith. --^ Book 2. Political Culture, Identities, Mentalities, And Memory. Mobilizing The Nation : Patriotic Culture In Russia's Great War And Revolution, 1914-20 / Melissa K. Stockdale -- Russian Leaders Of The Great War And Revolutionary Era In Representations And Rumors / Boris Kolonitskii -- Circulation And Production Of News And Rumor In Rural Russia During World War I / Corinne Gaudin -- The Symbol Of Mother Russia Across Two Epochs : From The First World War To The Civil War / Oleg V. Riabov -- Mass Urban Festivals In The Era Of War And Revolution, 1914-22 / Svetlana Malysheva -- The Russian Experience Of Money, 1914-24 / Steven G. Marks -- Love And Death : Transforming Sexualities In Russia, 1914-22 / Dan Healey -- Fashion In Russia's War And Revolution / Christine Ruane -- Thinking The Nation Through Times Of Trial : Russian Philosophy In War And Revolution / Christopher A. Stroop -- Music And Russian Identity In War And Revolution, 1914-22 / Rebecca Mitchell --^ Psychiatric Diagnosis As Political Critique : Russia In War And Revolution / Martin A. Miller -- The Great War And The Civil War In Russian Memory / Karen Petrone -- The Great War In Soviet Interwar Films : How To Forget (or Not) / Alexandre Sumpf -- Russian Monuments To The First World War : Where Are They? Why Are They? / Aaron J. Cohen -- Twentieth-century Apocalypse Or A Grimace Of Pain? : The Vanishing Traces Of October / Frederick C. Corney -- Summing Up : Culture(s) In A Time Of Crisis / William G. Rosenberg -- The Great War And Russian Culture In Comparative Perspective / Aviel Roshwald. Edited By Murray Frame, Boris Kolonitskii, Steven G. Marks, Melissa K. Stockdale. Includes Bibliographical References. This book is one of a two-part collection of original essays on the cultural history of Russia from the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 to the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1922. The chapters in both parts of Russian Culture in War and Revolution represent the work of an international group of scholars. They explore the relationship between the crises of that period and the multifaceted dimensions of culture. The result is a diverse and stimulating array of essays on subjects that range from the experience of cultural institutions and the arts, to aspects of identity and the production of meaning in popular culture. Many of the topics covered in the two books have rarely, if ever, been explored across the 1914-22 period as a whole. Through close analysis of the institutional and symbolic contexts of Russian cultural life, and incorporating substantial new research, the chapters in the two books collectively advance our understanding of Russia s experience of the First World War, its relationship to the early Soviet period, and the complex memory of war and revolution. An additional important theme addressed by the collections is the extent to which the 1917 revolutions were a turning point in Russian culture. The findings of Russian Culture in War and Revolution demonstrate that cultural life was not only tightly intertwined with its social and political contexts, but that the wider history of Russia s Great War and Revolution cannot be fully comprehended without due attention to culture in its broadest sense. The books are part of a broader centennial series on Russia s Great War and Revolution, 1914-22. Contents......Page 7 Preface......Page 19 Political Culture......Page 25 Mobilizing the Nation: Patriotic Culture in Russia’s Great War and Revolution, 1914-20......Page 27 Russian Leaders of the Great War and Revolutionary Era in Representations and Rumors......Page 51 Circulation and Production of News and Rumor in Rural Russia during World War I......Page 79 The Symbol of “Mother Russia” Across Two Epochs: From the First World War to the Civil War......Page 97 Mass Urban Festivals in the Era of War and Revolution, 1914-22......Page 123 The Russian Experience of Money, 1914–24......Page 145 Identities and Mentalities......Page 173 Love and Death: Transforming Sexualities in Russia, 1914–22......Page 175 Fashion in Russia’s War and Revolution......Page 203 Thinking the Nation through Times of Trial: Russian Philosophy in War and Revolution......Page 223 Music and Russian Identity in War and Revolution, 1914–22......Page 245 Psychiatric Diagnosis as Political Critique: Russia in War and Revolution......Page 269 Myths and Memory......Page 281 The Great War and the Civil War in Russian Memory......Page 283 The Great War in Soviet Interwar Films: How to Forget (or Not)......Page 297 Russian Monuments to the First World War: Where Are They? Why Are They?......Page 321 “Twentieth-Century Apocalypse” or a “Grimace of Pain”? The Vanishing Traces of October......Page 337 Conclusions......Page 365 Summing Up: Culture(s) in a Time of Crisis......Page 367 The Great War and Russian Culture in Comparative Perspective......Page 381 Notes on Contributors......Page 393