Reinventing Russia - Russian Nationalism and the Soviet State, 1953-1991

What caused the emergence of nationalist movements in many post-communist states? What role did communist regimes play in fostering these movements? Why have some been more successful than others? To address these questions, Yitzhak Brudny traces the Russian nationalist movement from its origins within the Russian intellectual elite of the 1950s to its institutionalization in electoral alliances, parliamentary factions, and political movements of the early 1990s.

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Brudny argues that the rise of the Russian nationalist movement was a combined result of the reinvention of Russian national identity by a group of intellectuals, and the Communist Party's active support of this reinvention in order to gain greater political legitimacy.

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• Authors: Yitzhak M. Brudny
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.10.2000
• EAN: 9780674004382
• ISBN: 978-0-674-00438-2
• No. of pages: 364
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 499 g
• Illustrations: 6 tables
• Series: Russian Research Center Studie; Russian Research Center Studies; Russian Research Center Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education