Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture

ISBN-13: 9780415320948 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 734 str.

Tatiana Smorodinskaya; Helena Goscilo; Karen Evans-Romaine

Opis

This is the latest addition to Routledge's highly successful A-Z Contemporary Cultures series, which has to date published 10 national and regional encyclopedias.
The "Encyclopedia" covers the period 1953, with the death of Stalin, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. 'Russian' refers to the Soviet Union until 1991 and the Russian Federation after 1991. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity are given special attention. There is also coverage of Russian-speaking immigrant communities. 'Culture' embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and popular, artistic and material: art, fashion, literature, music, cooking, transport, politics and economics, film, crime - all, and much else, are covered, in order to give a full picture of the Russian way of life and experience throughout the extraordinary changes undergone since the middle of the twentieth century.
The "Encyclopedia" is an unbeatable resource on recent and contemporary Russian culture and history for students, teachers and researchers across the disciplines. Apart from academic libraries it is expected that, as with other volumes in the series, the reference will be widely acquired by larger public libraries. Accessibly written, it will also be of value for travelers and business people.
Entries include cross-references and the larger ones include bibliographies. There is a full index

Recenzje

'This handsomely produced book should be on the shelf of most libraries.' - Reference Reviews

Spis treści

Architecture.  Cultural Policy and Institutions.  Economics.  Education.  Fashion and Design.  Film.  Film/Theatre Actors.  Food and Drink.  Geography.  Language.  Literature.  Mass Media.  Music.  Performing Arts.  Philosophy and Intellectual Life.  Politics and History.  Religion.  Society.  Sports and Leisure.  Visual Arts.  Writers

O autorze

Edited by Karen Evans-Romaine, Associate Professor of Russian, Ohio University; Helena Goscilo, Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of Pittsburg; Tatiana Smorodinskaya, Assistant Professor of Russian Language, Culture and Literature, Midddlebury College, Vermont