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Russia's regional museums : representing and misrepresenting knowledge about nature, history, and society / Sofia Gavrilova.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Gavrilova, Sofia, author.
Contributor:
Taylor & Francis eBooks
Series:
BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies
BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ; 11
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Community museums--Russia (Federation)--History.
Community museums.
Museums--Political aspects--Russia (Federation).
Museums.
Museums--Political aspects--Soviet Union.
Museum exhibits--Russia (Federation).
Museum exhibits.
Museum exhibits--Soviet Union.
Political culture--Russia (Federation).
Political culture.
Political culture--Soviet Union.
Collective memory--Russia (Federation).
Collective memory.
Russians--Ethnic identity.
Russians.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 164 pages) : illustrations.
Other Title:
Representing and misrepresenting knowledge about nature, history, and society
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
Contents:
Cultural myths and common silences in (post) Soviet museums
'Ask anyone; it's just around the corner' : Krayevedcheskiy museums in the Russian city-scape
A brief overview of the history of Russian regional museums
'Arctic tundra. Forest. Desert' : Constructing nature in krayevedcheskiy museums
Nature-human relations in contemporary krayevedcheskiy museums
'From ancient times to the present day' : The construction of history
Representations of the Great Terror : From denial to understanding?
'A northern man with a harpoon' : Representing a socialist society and creating 'others'
Creating 'the other' in contemporary Russian krayevedcheskiy museums
Creating (post-)Soviet taxonomies : Cultural myths and 'common unsaids.'
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Other Format:
Print version: Gavrilova, Sofia. Russia's regional museums
ISBN:
9781003264965
1003264964
9781000642049
1000642046
9781000642124
1000642127
Publisher Number:
40031580515
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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