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Chronicles in stone : preservation, patriotism, and identity in northwest Russia /

The book's central argument is that the Soviet state exploited the cultural heritage of the northwest to craft patriotic narratives of the people's genius, heroism and strength that could bind the nation together after 1945.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donovan, Victoria, 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, [2019]
Series:NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.
Subjects:
Historic preservation > Political aspects > Soviet Union, Northwestern.
Historic preservation > Political aspects > Russia, Northwestern.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Political aspects > Soviet Union, Northwestern.
Historic buildings > Conservation and restoration > Political aspects > Russia, Northwestern.
Cultural property > Protection > Political aspects > Soviet Union, Northwestern.
Cultural property > Protection > Political aspects > Russia, Northwestern.
Nationalism and architecture > Soviet Union.
Nationalism and architecture > Russia (Federation)
Russians > Ethnic identity.
National characteristics, Russian.
Communism and culture > Soviet Union.
Description
Summary:The book's central argument is that the Soviet state exploited the cultural heritage of the northwest to craft patriotic narratives of the people's genius, heroism and strength that could bind the nation together after 1945.
Physical Description:xi, 231 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501747878
1501747878