Chronicles in Stone
Preservation, Patriotism, and Identity in Northwest Russia
By Victoria Donovan · 2019
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- About this editionISBN: 9781501747892, 1501747894Page count: 246Published: November 15, 2019Format: ebookPublisher: Cornell University PressLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Victoria DonovanCreate CitationTable of contents
Chronicles in Stone is a study of the powerful and pervasive myth of the Russian Northwest, its role in forming Soviet and Russian identities, and its impact on local communities. Combining detailed archival research, participant observation and oral history work, it explores the transformation of three northwestern Russian towns from provincial backwaters into the symbolic homelands of the Soviet and Russian nations.
The book's central argument is that the Soviet state exploited the cultural heritage of the Northwest to craft patriotic narratives of the people's genius, heroism and strength that could bind the nation together after 1945. Through sustained engagement with local voices, it reveals the ways these narratives were internalized, revised, and resisted by the communi...
Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionNo results for this editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeAvailable near youOther editions2019Nov 15, 2019—Cornell University PressCornell University PressCornell University PressHardcoverebookPaperback231 pages246 pages—Common terms and phrasesAleksandrarchitectarchitectural heritagearchitectural monumentsarchitectural preservationarchivesauthenticauthoritiesBrezhnevCatriona KellycelebrationscenturychapterChurchconstructioncultural monumentsDmitry LikhacheveliteexampleexcursionsexhibitionfestivalGAPOGAVOgorodheritage landscapeheritage objectsheritage tourismhistoric architecturehistoric buildingsMore terms and phrasesShow lessAbout the workOriginally published: 2019Subject: Architecture / Buildings / Religious, History / Russia / General, Political Science / Public Policy / Cultural Policy, Communism and culture -- Soviet Union, Cultural property -- Protection -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union, Northwestern -- Protection -- Political aspects -- Russia, Northwestern -- Soviet Union, Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union, Northwestern -- Conservation and restoration -- Political aspects -- Russia, Northwestern, Historic preservation -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union, Northwestern -- Political aspects -- Russia, Northwestern, History / Europe / General, Nationalism and architecture -- Russia (Federation), Social Science / General, Cultural property -- Protection -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union, Northwestern -- Russia, Northwestern, Electronic books, Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union, Northwestern -- Russia, Northwestern, Historic preservation -- Political aspects -- Soviet Union, Northwestern -- Russia, Northwestern, National characteristics, Russian, Nationalism and architecture -- Soviet Union -- Russia (Federation)., Russians -- Ethnic identitySee moreAuthorVictoria DonovanAuthorVictoria Donovan is a Senior Lecturer in Russian and Director of the Centre for Russian, Soviet, Central and East European Studies at the University of St Andrews. She is the author of research articles in Antropologicheskii forum, Slavic Review, Slavonica and Novoe literaturnoe obozrenie. She is a BBC/AHRC New Generation Thinker and British Academy Rising Star Engagement Award holder.Search Victoria DonovanMore by authorPublisherMore from the publisher collectionThe Origins of Modern Russian EducationAn Intellectual Biography of Count Sergei Uvarov, 1786-1855By Cynthia H. WhittakerAs minister of education and president of the Academy of Sciences, Count Sergei Uvarov was one of the most important statesmen in nineteenth-century Russia. But, because he has often been labeled as ...The Moscow Business EliteA Social and Cultural Portrait of Two Generations, 1840-1905By Jo Ann RuckmanRussia Gathers Her JewsThe Origins of the "Jewish Question" in Russia, 1772-1825By John KlierKlier's analysis of the motivations behind government policies and attitudes is well documented and convincing.... [An] important and well-researched monograph.― The Journal of Modern History This ...More books
