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Russian cultural anthropology since the collapse of communism

Baiburin, Albert(Edited by)Kelly, Catriona(Edited by)Vakhtin, Nikolai(Edited by)
Part of the Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series series
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In Soviet times, anthropologists in the Soviet Union were closely involved in the state’s work of nation building.

They helped define official nationalities, and gathered material about traditional customs and suitably heroic folklore, whilst at the same time refraining from work on the reality of contemporary Soviet life.

Since the end of the Soviet Union anthropology in Russia has been transformed.

International research standards have been adopted, and the focus of research has shifted to include urban culture and difficult subjects, such as xenophobia.

However, this transformation has been, and continues to be, controversial, with, for example, strongly contested debates about the relevance of Western anthropology and cultural theory to post-Soviet reality.

This book presents an overview of how anthropology in Russia has changed since Soviet times, and showcases examples of important Russian anthropological work.

As such, the book will be of great interest not just to Russian specialists, but also to anthropologists more widely, and to all those interested in the way academic study is related to prevailing political and social conditions.

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Routledge
041569504X / 9780415695046
Hardback
19/06/2012
United Kingdom
English
xiii, 283 p. : ill.
24 cm