State Ideology, Science, and Pseudoscience in Russia - Between the Cosmos and the Earth

Russia is defined by its past legacies, including Soviet state ideology and the intellectual movements of Russian cosmism and Eurasianism. This book recounts the histories of these legacies and the ongoing search for a unifying state-controlled narrative in contemporary Russia, drawing on the evolution of ideas across time and space.

List of contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgments

Introduction
PART I: STATE IDEOLOGY
1 Ideology
2 Soviet Ideology
PART II: PSEUDOSCIENCE
3 Russian Cosmism
4 Eurasianism
PART III: KALMYKIA
5 Kalmykia and Its History
6 Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the Nebulous Savior
PART IV: STATE IDEOLOGY OF KALMYKIA
7 Ideology of Wisdom
8 Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the Fallen Angel
9 Why Do People Still Need Ideology?
PART V: FUTURE IDEOLOGY
10 What's Next?
11 Digital Ideologies?
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the author

By Baasanjav Terbish

Summary

Russia is defined by its past legacies, including Soviet state ideology and the intellectual movements of Russian cosmism and Eurasianism. This book recounts the histories of these legacies and the ongoing search for a unifying state-controlled narrative in contemporary Russia, drawing on the evolution of ideas across time and space.

Product details

• Authors: Baasanjav Terbish
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2022
• EAN: 9781666905687
• ISBN: 978-1-66690-568-7
• No. of pages: 310
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Russia, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Social & cultural anthropology, History of specific lands, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, History of other lands, HISTORY / Russia / General