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Chronicles in stone : preservation, patriotism, and identity in Northwest Russia / Victoria Donovan.
LIBRA DK510.27 .D66 2019
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Donovan, Victoria, 1981- author.
- Series:
- NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic preservation--Political aspects--Soviet Union, Northwestern.
- Historic preservation.
- Historic preservation--Political aspects--Russia, Northwestern.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Political aspects--Soviet Union, Northwestern.
- Historic buildings.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Political aspects--Russia, Northwestern.
- Cultural property--Protection--Political aspects--Soviet Union, Northwestern.
- Cultural property.
- Cultural property--Protection--Political aspects--Russia, Northwestern.
- Nationalism and architecture--Soviet Union.
- Nationalism and architecture.
- Nationalism and architecture--Russia (Federation).
- Russians--Ethnic identity.
- Russians.
- National characteristics, Russian.
- Communism and culture--Soviet Union.
- Communism and culture.
- Cultural property--Protection--Political aspects.
- Cultural property--Protection.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration.
- Soviet Union.
- Russia (Federation).
- Northwestern Russia.
- Northwestern Soviet Union.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Phoenixes From The Ashes : Postwar Reconstruction As A Patriotic Duty
- Zapovedniks Or Tourist Resorts? : Marketing Heritage To National Audiences
- Landscapes Of Living History : Folk Architecture In The National Imaginary
- Burnt-Out Fairy Tales : Preservation As A Metaphor For Loss After Socialism
- Guardians Of Our Heritage : Rebranding The Northwest In The Putin Era
- "Every Centimeter Of This Ground Is History" : Heritage, Narrative, And Identity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Donovan, Victoria, 1981- Chronicles in stone.
- ISBN:
- 9781501747878
- 1501747878
- OCLC:
- 1096220877
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