"The Double-edged Sword of Word and Deed" Revolutionary Terrorism and Russian Literary Culture
Author: Lynn Ellen Patyk
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13:
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Russian Notions of Power and State in a European Perspective, 1462-1725
Author: Endre Sashalmi
Publisher: Academic Studies PRess
Published: 2022-10-25
Total Pages: 474
ISBN-13: 1644694190
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWinner of the 2023 Marc Raeff Book Prize; A 2023 REFORC Book Award Longlist TitleThis book highlights the main features and trends of Russian “political” thought in an era when sovereignty, state, and politics, as understood in Western Christendom, were non-existent in Russia, or were only beginning to be articulated. It concentrates on enigmatic authors and sources that shaped official perception of rulership, or marked certain changes of importance of this perception. Special emphasis is given to those written and visual sources that point towards depersonalization and secularization of rulership in Russia. A comparison with Western Christendom frames the argument throughout the book, both in terms of ideas and the practical aspects of state-building, allowing the reader to ponder Russia’s differentia specifica.
Russia and Western Civilization
Author: Russell Bova
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-02-12
Total Pages: 393
ISBN-13: 1317460553
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume introduces readers to an age-old question that has perplexed both Russians and Westerners. Is Russia the eastern flank of Europe? Or is it really the heartland of another civilization? In exploring this question, the authors present a sweeping survey of cultural, religious, political, and economic developments in Russia, especially over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Based on the inter-disciplinary Russian studies program at Dickinson College, this splendid collection will complement many curricula. The text features highlight boxes and selected illustrations. Each chapter ends with a glossary, study questions, and a reading list.
Written in Blood
Author: Lynn Ellen Patyk
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Published: 2017-06-20
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 0299312208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA fundamentally new interpretation of the emergence of modern terrorism, arguing that it formed in the Russian literary imagination well before any shot was fired or bomb exploded.
After Newspeak
Author: Michael S. Gorham
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2014-04-11
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 0801470579
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn After Newspeak, Michael S. Gorham presents a cultural history of the politics of Russian language from Gorbachev and glasnost to Putin and the emergence of new generations of Web technologies. Gorham begins from the premise that periods of rapid and radical change both shape and are shaped by language. He documents the role and fate of the Russian language in the collapse of the USSR and the decades of reform and national reconstruction that have followed. Gorham demonstrates the inextricable linkage of language and politics in everything from dictionaries of profanity to the flood of publications on linguistic self-help, the speech patterns of the country’s leaders, the blogs of its bureaucrats, and the official programs promoting the use of Russian in the so-called "near abroad." Gorham explains why glasnost figured as such a critical rhetorical battleground in the political strife that led to the Soviet Union’s collapse and shows why Russians came to deride the newfound freedom of speech of the 1990s as little more than the right to swear in public. He assesses the impact of Medvedev’s role as Blogger-in-Chief and the role Putin’s vulgar speech practices played in the restoration of national pride. And he investigates whether Internet communication and new media technologies have helped to consolidate a more vibrant democracy and civil society or if they serve as an additional resource for the political technologies manipulated by the Kremlin.
Russia's Dead End
Author: Andrei A. Kovalev
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2017-08-01
Total Pages: 391
ISBN-13: 1612348939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"An internal account of the political activities taking place inside the Kremlin from the fall of the USSR under the administration of Gorbachev to the future of Russia under Putin"--Provided by publisher.
Russian-English Dictionary of Proverbs and Sayings
Author: Alexander Margulis
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2015-08-13
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 1476609578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis dictionary contains 2,375 Russian sayings and proverbs and their English counterparts. Variants of each saying are included, and careful attention is given to the differences in British and American versions. For example, the Russian saying that is interpreted as "Children behave in a childish way, and they cannot be expected to act like grown-up people," is first given in Russian (in the Cyrillic alphabet) and then in English, and is then followed by the nearest English-language equivalent sayings in Britain and the United States: "Young colts will canter" (British) and "Boys will be boys" (American). The proverbs and sayings are arranged alphabetically by the first Russian word (in the Cyrillic alphabet) and are cross-referenced so the reader can find analogous Russian versions of English sayings. There is a keyword index for each language (one in English, one in Russian in the Cyrillic alphabet), which allows the reader to find a proverb or a saying without knowing the first word. Proverbs and sayings are current and include those popular in both spoken Russian and literature. The prefatory matter is in both English and Russian, for readers who have a command of either language.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
Published: 1953
Total Pages: 1376
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe nature of Russia's relations to the Orthodox East in the 16th and 17th centuries
Author: Prof. Nikolai F. Kapterev
Publisher: Vladimir Djambov
Published:
Total Pages: 652
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRussian Intelligentsia in the Age of Counterperestroika
Author: Dmitri N. Shalin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2020-06-09
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 1000020703
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the phenomenon of intelligentsia as political discourse, civic action, and embodied practice, focusing especially on the political agendas and personal choices confronting intellectuals in modern Russia. Contributors explore the role of the Russian intelligentsia in dismantling the Soviet system and the unanticipated consequences of the resultant changes which threaten the very existence of the intelligentsia as a distinct group. Building on the legacy of John Dewey and Jürgen Habermas, the authors make the case that the intelligentsia plays a critical role in opening communications, widening the range of participants in public discourse, and freeing social intercourse from the constraints nondemocratic political arrangements impose on the communication sphere. Looking at current trends through a variety of different lenses, this book will be of interest to those studying the past, present, and future of the Russian intelligentsia and its impact not only in Russia, but around the world. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Russian Journal of Communication.
