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Author Maæiorova, O. E

Title From the shadow of empire : defining the Russian nation through cultural mythology, 1855-1870 / Olga Maiorova
Published Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource
Series Studies of the Harriman Institute
Studies of the Harriman Institute
Contents 1. A Shifting Vision of the Nation: Constructs of Russianness in the Aftermath of the Crimean War -- 2. The Varangian Legend: Defining the Nation through the Foundation Myth -- 3. War as Peace: The Symbol of Popular War during the Polish Uprising (1863-64) -- 4. Literary Representations of a Nation at War: From Apocalyptic Battle to Beehive -- 5. The Myth of Spiritual Descent: Remapping the Empire
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Nationalism -- Mythology -- Russia -- 19th century
Historiography
SUBJECT Russia (Federation) -- History -- Alexander II, 1855-1881 -- Historiography
Subject Russia (Federation)
Russia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780299235949
0299235947
9780299235932
0299235939