Historical Narratives in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia : Destroying the Settled Past, Creating an Uncertain Future / by T. Sherlock.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Sherlock, Thomas D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• World politics.
• Europe--Politics and government.
• Political science.
• Political History.
• European Politics.
• Political Science.
• Political Theory.

Local Subjects:

• Political History.
• European Politics.
• Political Science.
• Political Theory.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2007.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Establishing a causal link between historical discourse and political change, this important book describes the role of historical discourse in establishing, maintaining, or destroying elite and mass political identities in Soviet and post-Soviet space.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Myth and Legitimacy in the Soviet Union and Post-Soviet Russia; 2 Authorizing Reform by Uncovering the Past; 3 Leninist Mythology and Reform; 4 Assessing the Genesis of Stalinism; 5 The Legitimation of Insurgent Narratives; 6 Myth, History, and Separatism in the Periphery; 7 Destroying a Settled Past, Creating an Uncertain Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9786611362898
• 9781281362896
• 1281362891
• 9780230604216
• 0230604218

OCLC:

314774202