Franklin S., Widdis E. (Ed.) National Identity in Russian Culture: An Introduction

Cambridge University Press, 2005. — xiv, 240 p. — ISBN 978-0-521-83926-6. — ISBN 978-0-521-02429-7.What is Russia? Who are Russians? What is “Russianness”? The question of national identity has long been a vexed one in Russia, and is particularly pertinent in the post-Soviet period. For a thousand years, these questions have been central to the work of Russian writers, artists, musicians, film-makers, critics, politicians, and philosophers.‘All the Russias …’? Simon Franklin and Emma Widdis
Identities in time and space
Russia in time. Simon Franklin
Russia as space. Emma Widdis
Contrastive identities: ‘Us’ and ‘Them’
‘Us’: Russians on Russianness. Hubertus F. Jahn
‘Them’: Russians on foreigners. Anthony Cross
‘Essential’ identities
Identity and religion. Simon Franklin
Music of the soul? Marina Frolova-Walker
Identity in language?. Boris Gasparov
Byt: identity and everyday life. Catriona Kelly
Symbols of identity
Monuments and identity. Lindsey Hughes
‘Pushkin’ and identity. Stephanie Sandler