Russia's Carnival

Informationen zum Autor By Christoph Neidhart Klappentext Neidhart convincingly argues that Russia is a different country from the Soviet Union, growing into a Western-style, middle-class society with a free market and a democratic policy. Zusammenfassung Neidhart convincingly argues that Russia is a different country from the Soviet Union! growing into a Western-style! middle-class society with a free market and a democratic policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Is Democracy Visible? Chapter 2 Carnival or Revolution? When Russia Suspended Time and Space Chapter 3 Sight: The First Sense Chapter 4 To Fake Is To Make Believe Chapter 5 Sound, Scent, Taste, and Touch Chapter 6 Space: The Sixth Sense Chapter 7 A New Time for New Times Chapter 8 To Buy Is to Be: Money Replaces the Fences Chapter 9 Mafiosi and Prostitutes: The New Role Models Chapter 10 Conclusion: Ikea, or the Furniture for a Modern Russia

Product details

• Authors: Christoph Neidhart, Neidhart Christoph
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.02.2003
• EAN: 9780742520424
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-2042-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 227 mm x 13 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Russia, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, Political structures: democracy, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Marxism & Communism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet