At the vanishing point in history : critical perspectives on the Russia-Ukraine war / edited by Marina F. Bykova.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bykova, Marina F., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and civilization.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Bloomsbury Academic, [2025]

Summary:

This book, "At the Vanishing Point in History," edited by Marina F. Bykova, provides critical perspectives on the war and its implications within Russian and global contexts. It delves into various historical, philosophical, and cultural analyses, examining the impact of war on Russian Enlightenment, nationalism versus universalism, and the philosophical thought prevalent in post-Soviet Russia. The contributors, including notable philosophers and scholars like Mikhail Epstein and Alexander L. Dobrokhotov, explore themes such as the ethics of pragmatism in the Ukraine conflict, the notion of 'End of History,' and the cultural dynamics in Russia's historical narrative. The book is intended for an academic audience interested in Russian philosophy, history, and culture, providing insights into the ongoing tensions between Russia and the West, and the cyclical patterns of modernity and identity in Russian thought. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

List of Contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

At the Edge of the Abyss: The Countdown Begins Marina F. Bykova

Prologue

Doors of Hell: New Russian Apocalypticism Mikhail Epstein

Part 1 Unlearned Lessons from Russia’s Bloody History

1 The War on Progress and the Missed Opportunities of Russian Enlightenment Marina F. Bykova

2 Between Nationalism and Universalism: The Imperial Imagination from Vladimir Solovyov to Alexandre Kojève Boris Groys

3 The Defeated Judge the Victors, or Bolshevism in Post-October Russian Thought Alexander L. Dobrokhotov

4 War in Ukraine and the Ethics of Pragmatism Dmitri N. Shalin

5 Against the West: The Weimar Republic and Post-Soviet Russia in the Yeltsin Era as Aggrieved Powers Leonid Luks

Part 2 The War of Obsession

6 The “End of History” or the End of the Human Race? Rereading Fukuyama and Huntington During Russia’s War Against Ukraine Mikhail Sergeev

7 Point of Madness and the Search for History’s Meaning Mikhail Blumenkranz

8 Nostalgia, Trickster, and the War Mark Lipovetsky

9 The Return of the Grand Inquisitor Maja Soboleva

10 The Viscosity of Russian Space: An Essay in Structural Analysis Helen Petrovsky

Part 3 Does Russia Have a Future?

11 Cyclical Progress: The Eternal Return of Modernity Vladimir Marchenkov

12 Being Guilty, Feeling Guilty: Right and Morality in Russia in the Shadow of the Current War Michail Maiatsky

13 Russian Ouroboros Mikhail P. Shishkin

14 Defederating Russia Alexander Etkind

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ISBN:

9781350438309

1350438308

9781350438330

1350438332

OCLC:

1456760337