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The Kremlin playbook : understanding Russian influence in Central and Eastern Europe
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ISBN: 1442279583 1442279591 9781442279599 9781442279582 Year: 2016 Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia ; Lanham, Maryland : Center for Strategic & International Studies : Rowman & Littlefield,

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Russia has cultivated an opaque web of economic and political patronage across the Central and Eastern European region that the Kremlin uses to influence and direct decisionmaking.


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A difficult neighbourhood : essays on Russia and East-Central Europe since World War II
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ISBN: 1760460613 9781760460617 1760460605 9781760460600 Year: 2016 Publisher: ANU Press

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"Through a series of essays on key events in recent years in Russia, the western ex-republics of the USSR and the countries of the one-time Warsaw Pact, John Besemeres seeks to illuminate the domestic politics of the most important states, as well as Moscow’s relations with all of them. At the outset, he takes some backward glances at the violent suppression of national life in the ‘bloodlands’ of Europe during World War II by the Stalinist and Nazi regimes, which helps to explain much about the region’s dynamics since. His concern throughout is that a large area of Europe with a combined population well in excess of Russia’s could again be consigned by the West to Moscow’s care, not this time by more and less malign forms of collusion, but by distracted negligence or incomprehension. ‘This is a wonderful collection of essays from a leading Eastern Europe specialist. John Besemeres brings a lifetime of experience, profound insights, and an incisive style to subjects ranging from wartime and post-war Poland through contemporary Ukraine to Putin’s Russia. At a time when doublespeak has become the new normal, his refreshing honesty has never been in greater need.’— Bobo Lo"


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Russia and courtly Europe : ritual and the culture of diplomacy, 1648-1725
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ISBN: 9781107050594 9781107279599 9781107646131 1107646138 1107050596 1108110312 1108109632 1108105548 110811167X 1107279593 1108110991 1108114393 1108113710 9781108114394 Year: 2016 Volume: *48 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,

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In this new book on early modern diplomacy, Jan Hennings explores the relationship between European powers and Russia beyond the conventional East-West divide from the Peace of Westphalia to the reign of Peter the Great. He examines how, at a moment of new departure in both Europe and Russia, the norms shaping diplomatic practice emerged from the complex relations and direct encounters within the world of princely courts rather than from incompatible political cultures. He makes clear the connections between dynastic representation, politics and foreign relations and shows that Russia, despite its perceived isolation and cultural distinctiveness, participated in the developments and transformations that were taking place more broadly in diplomacy. The central themes of this study are the interlocking manifestations of social hierarchy, monarchical honour and sovereign status in both text and ritual. Related issues of diplomatic customs, institutional structures, personnel, negotiation practice, international law, and the question of cultural transfer also figure prominently.


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Border crossing : Russian literature into film
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ISBN: 1474411436 1474411428 1474418457 9781474411431 9781474411424 1474425917 Year: 2016 Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,

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Applying the metaphor of the 'border crossing' from one temporal or spatial territory into another, Border Crossing: Russian Literature into Film examines the way classic Russian texts have been altered to suit new cinematic environments.


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Everyday post-socialism : working-class communities in the Russian margins
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ISBN: 1349950882 1349950890 Year: 2016 Publisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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This book offers a rich ethnographic account of blue-collar workers’ everyday life in a central Russian industrial town coping with simultaneous decline and the arrival of transnational corporations. Everyday Post-Socialism demonstrates how people manage to remain satisfied, despite the crisis and relative poverty they faced after the fall of socialist projects and the social trends associated with neoliberal transformation. Morris shows the ‘other life’ in today’s Russia which is not present in mainstream academic discourse or even in the media in Russia itself. This book offers co-presence and a direct understanding of how the local community lives a life which is not only bearable, but also preferable and attractive when framed in the categories of ‘habitability’, commitment and engagement, and seen in the light of alternative ideas of worth and specific values. Topics covered include working-class identity, informal economy, gender relations and transnational corporations.

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Social sciences. --- Russia --- Anthropology. --- Social structure. --- Social inequality. --- Industrial sociology. --- Social Sciences. --- Social Structure, Social Inequality. --- Sociology of Work. --- Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging. --- Russian and Post-Soviet Politics. --- Politics and government. --- Working class --- Commons (Social order) --- Labor and laboring classes --- Laboring class --- Labouring class --- Working classes --- Employment --- Social classes --- Labor --- Russia-Politics and government. --- Sociology --- Industrial organization --- Industries --- Human beings --- Social aspects --- Social groups. --- Family. --- Russia—Politics and government. --- Family --- Families --- Family life --- Family relationships --- Family structure --- Relationships, Family --- Structure, Family --- Social institutions --- Birth order --- Domestic relations --- Home --- Households --- Kinship --- Marriage --- Matriarchy --- Parenthood --- Patriarchy --- Association --- Group dynamics --- Groups, Social --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Social participation --- Egalitarianism --- Inequality --- Social equality --- Social inequality --- Political science --- Democracy --- Liberty --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Social conditions --- 2000-2099 --- Russia. --- 1917 --- Rosja --- Rossīi︠a︡ --- Rossīĭskai︠a︡ Imperīi︠a︡ --- Ṛusastan --- Russian Empire --- Russie --- Russland --- Primitive societies --- Social sciences --- Equality.


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"The Touch of Civilization" : Comparing American and Russian Internal Colonization
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ISBN: 9781607325505 1607325500 9781607325499 1607325497 1607326981 1607327252 1607328690 Year: 2016 Publisher: Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado,

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"A critical, comparative examination of internal colonization exercised by the United States and Russia and experienced by two indigenous populations, the Sioux and the Kazakhs, to negate the tendency to isolate the study of American history, to overemphasize the uniqueness of the American development and to exalt national pride"--Provided by publisher.


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Threads of Empire : Loyalty and Tsarist Authority in Bashkiria, 1552–1917
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ISBN: 0253019338 9780253019332 9780253019264 0253019265 Year: 2016 Publisher: Bloomington, Indiana ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press,

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"Threads of Empire examines how Russia's imperial officials and intellectual elites made and maintained their authority among the changing intellectual and political currents in Eurasia from the mid-16th century to the revolution of 1917. The book focuses on a region 750 miles east of Moscow known as Bashkiria. The region was split nearly evenly between Russian and Turkic language speakers, both nomads and farmers. Ufa province at Bashkiria's core had the largest Muslim population of any province in the empire. The empire's leading Muslim official, the mufti, was based there, but the region also hosted a Russian Orthodox bishop. Bashkirs and peasants had different legal status and powerful Russian Orthodox and Muslim nobles dominated the peasant estate. By the twentieth century, the presence of mines and railroads introduced the discourse of class. Bashkiria thus presents a fascinating case study of empire in all its complexities and of how the tsarist empire's ideology and categories of rule changed over time"--Provided by publisher.

Religion and identity in modern Russia : the revival of Orthodoxy and Islam
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ISBN: 1138259055 1315244802 1351905147 9781351905152 1351905155 9781351905145 9780754642725 0754642720 9781315244808 9781351905138 9781138259058 Year: 2016 Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge,

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Islam --- Mohammedanism --- Muhammadanism --- Muslimism --- Mussulmanism --- Religions --- Muslims --- History --- Russkai︠a︡ pravoslavnai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa ortodossa russa --- Chiesa russa --- Eglise russe --- Orthodox Eastern Church (Russian) --- Rosiĭsʹka pravoslavna t︠s︡erkva --- RPT︠S︡ --- Russian Church --- Russian Orthodox Church --- Russian Orthodox Eastern Church --- Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche --- Russische Orthodoxe Kirche --- Русская православная церковь --- РПЦ --- Російська православна церква --- Russia --- Russie --- Rossīi︠a︡ --- Rossīĭskai︠a︡ Imperīi︠a︡ --- Russia (Provisional government, 1917) --- Russia (Vremennoe pravitelʹstvo, 1917) --- Russland --- Ṛusastan --- Russia (Tymchasovyĭ uri︠a︡d, 1917) --- Russian Empire --- Rosja --- Russian S.F.S.R. --- Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920) --- Church history --- -Identification (Religion) --- Nationalism --- -297 <47> --- 281.93 --- 316:2 <47> --- 281.93 Orthodoxe Kerk van Rusland --- Orthodoxe Kerk van Rusland --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Political science --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- Identity (Religion) --- Religious identity --- Psychology, Religious --- 316:2 <47> Godsdienstsociologie--Rusland --- Godsdienstsociologie--Rusland --- -Islam. Mohammedanisme--Sovjet-Unie. Rusland --- -Russie --- -Islam --- Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov' --- Identification (Religion) --- Nationalisme --- Histoire --- Orthodox Eastern Church --- Soviet Union --- Russia (Federation) --- URSS --- Histoire religieuse --- -Russian S.F.S.R. --- -Russkaia pravoslavnaia tserkov' --- -History --- -Russia --- -Church history


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Dostoevsky's legal and moral philosophy
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ISBN: 9789004325418 9789004325425 9004325425 9004325417 Year: 2016 Publisher: Leiden Boston

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This work closely examines the trial of Dmitri Karamazov as the springboard to explaining and critically assessing Dostoevsky’s legal and moral philosophy. The author connects Dostoevsky’s objections to Russia’s acceptance of western juridical notions such as the rule of law and an adversary system of adjudication with his views on fundamental human nature, the principle of universal responsibility, and his invocation of unconditional love. Central to Dostoevsky’s vision is his understanding of the relationship between the dual human yearnings for individualism and community. In the process, the author related Dostoevsky’s conclusions to the thought of Plato, Augustine, Anselm, Dante, Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, and Sartre. Throughout the work, the author compares, contrasts, and evaluates Dostoevsky’s analyses with contemporary discussions of the rule of law, the adversary system, and the relationship between individualism and communitarianism.

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Law and literature --- Law. --- Law and literature. --- Literature and law --- Literature --- Acts, Legislative --- Enactments, Legislative --- Law --- Laws (Statutes) --- Legislative acts --- Legislative enactments --- Jurisprudence --- Legislation --- History --- Regions --- Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, --- Dāstavaskī, --- Dāstāyivskī, --- Dastoyaveski, Fiyodar, --- Dostoevski, F., --- Dostoevskiĭ, F. M. --- Dostoevskiĭ, Fedor, --- Dostoevskiĭ, Fedor Mikhaĭlovich, --- Dostoevskij, Fedor, --- Dostoevsky, F. M. --- Dostoevsky, Fedor, --- Dostoevsky, Fyodor, --- Dostogephskē, Th., --- D̲ostogephski, --- D̲ostogiephski, Ph. M., --- D̲ostogiephsky, Phiontor Michaēlovits, --- D̲ostogievskē, Phiontor, --- Dostoievski, Fedor, --- Dostoievski, Fédor Mikhailovitch, --- Dostoievski, Fiodor, --- Dostoievsky, F., --- Dostoïevsky, Fédor, --- Dostoïevsky, Th. M., --- Dostoiewskij, --- Dostojevski, F. M., --- Dostojevskij, F. M., --- Dostojevskij, Fedor Michajlovič, --- Dostojevskij, Fjodor, --- Dostojevskis, F., --- Dostojevskis, Fjodors, --- Dostojewski, --- Dostojewski, Fiodor, --- Dostojewski, Fjedor Michailowitsch, --- Dostojewski, Fjodor, --- Dostojewski, Teodor, --- Dostojewskij, F. M. --- Dostojewskij, Fjodor M., --- Dostojewsky, --- Dosṭoyeṿsḳi, F. M., --- Dosṭoyevsḳi, Fyodor, --- Dosṭoyevsḳi, Fyodor Mikhailovits', --- Dostoyewski, Fedor, --- Dosztojevszkij, F. M. --- Dosztojevszkij, Fjodor Mihajlovics, --- Dusituoyefusiji, --- Dustūyafskī, Fīdūr, --- Tāstayēvski, K̲apiyōtar, --- Tʻo-ssu-tʻo-yeh-fu-ssu-chi, --- Tu-ssu-tʻo-yeh-fu-ssu-chi, --- Tuosituoyefusiji, --- Zuboskal, --- ドストエフスキー --- Criticism and interpretation. --- 1800-1899 --- Russia. --- 1917 --- Rosja --- Rossīi͡ --- Rossīĭskai͡a Imperīi͡ --- Ṛusastan --- Russian Empire --- Russie --- Russland --- Dostoevskij, Fëdor Mihajlovič --- Dostoevskij, Fjodor Mihajlovič --- Dostoevskij, Fedor Mikhajlovich --- Dostojevski, Fjodor Michajlovitsj --- Dostojewski, Fedor --- Dostojevski, Fedor --- Dostojewski, Fjodor --- Dostojevski, Fjodor --- Dostojewski, Fjodor Michailowitsj --- Dostojewskij, Fjodor M. --- Dostoïevski, Fiodor --- Dostoïevsky, Fedor Mihajlovic --- Достоевский, Федор, --- דאםטאיעווםקי, פ. --- דאסטאיעווסקי, פ. --- דאסטאיעווסקי, פ. מ. --- דאסטאיעווסקי, פ. מ., --- דאסטאיעוועסקי, פ. --- דאסטאיעװסקי, פ.מ --- דאסטאיעװסקי, פ., --- דוסטויבסקי --- דוסטויבסקי, פדור מיכאילוביץ --- דוסטויבסקי, פיודור מיכאילוביץ, --- דוסטויבסקי, פיודור ניכילוביץ' --- דוסטויבסקי, פיודור, --- דוסטויבסקי, פי., --- דוסטויבסקי, פ. מ., --- דוסטויבסקי, ת. ד. --- דוסטוייבסקי, פיודור --- דוסטוייבסקי, פיודור, --- 陀司妥也夫斯基, --- 陀思妥也夫斯基, --- 陀思妥耶夫斯基, --- F. ドストエフスキー, --- Rossīi︠a︡ --- Rossīĭskai︠a︡ Imperīi︠a︡ --- Russia --- Dostojevskij, Michaljovič, --- Dostoyevsky, Fyodor Mikhail,


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Migrating Modernist Performance : British Theatrical Travels Through Russia
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ISBN: 1137385693 1137385707 Year: 2016 Publisher: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,

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“This book promises to extend significantly the history of British and Russian cultural exchange, spanning theatre, film and dance and extending the parameters of modernist studies and performance studies. Primary sources, archival sources and secondary, critical sources are woven together expertly and with vibrancy. Recommended reading for all Russophiles working in theatre, performance and modernism.” - Jonathan Pitches, Chair in Theatre and Performance, University of Leeds, UK Exploring the experiences of early to mid-twentieth century British theatre-makers in Russia, this book imagines how these travellers interpreted Russian realism, symbolism, constructivism, agitprop, pageantry, dance or cinema. With some searching for an alternative to the corporate West End, some for experimental techniques and others still for methods that might politically inspire their audiences, did these journeys make any differences to their practice? And how did distinctly Russian techniques affect British theatre history? Migrating Modernist Performance seeks to answer these questions, reimagining the experiences and creative output of a range of, often under-researched, practitioners. What emerges is a dynamic collection of performances that bridge geographical, aesthetic, chronological and political divides.

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Culture --- Ethnology --- Theater. --- Performing arts. --- Great Britain --- Russia --- Europe, Eastern --- Cultural and Media Studies. --- Theatre and Performance Studies. --- Performing Arts. --- British Culture. --- Russian, Soviet, and East European History. --- History of Britain and Ireland. --- Study and teaching. --- Europe. --- History. --- Theater --- Russian influences. --- Dramatics --- Histrionics --- Professional theater --- Stage --- Theatre --- Performing arts --- Acting --- Actors --- Ethnology-Europe. --- Russia-History. --- Great Britain-History. --- Show business --- Arts --- Performance art --- Ethnology—Europe. --- Russia—History. --- Europe, Eastern—History. --- Great Britain—History. --- Soviet Union --- Great Britain. --- Relations --- Civilization --- Anglia --- Angliyah --- Briṭanyah --- England and Wales --- Förenade kungariket --- Grã-Bretanha --- Grande-Bretagne --- Grossbritannien --- Igirisu --- Iso-Britannia --- Marea Britanie --- Nagy-Britannia --- Prydain Fawr --- Royaume-Uni --- Saharātchaʻānāčhak --- Storbritannien --- United Kingdom --- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland --- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland --- Velikobritanii͡ --- Wielka Brytania --- Yhdistynyt kuningaskunta --- Northern Ireland --- Scotland --- Wales --- Советский Союз --- Ber. ha-M. --- Związek Socjalistycznych Republik Radzieckich --- ZSRR --- Związek Socjalistycznych Republik Sowieckich --- ZSRS --- Szovjetunió --- TSRS --- Tarybų Socialistinių Respublikų Sąjunga --- SRSR --- Soi︠u︡z Radi︠a︡nsʹkykh Sot︠s︡ialistychnykh Respublik --- SSSR --- Soi︠u︡z Sovetskikh Sot︠s︡ialisticheskikh Respublik --- UdSSR --- Shūravī --- Ittiḥād-i Jamāhīr-i Ishtirākīyah-i Shūrāʼīyah --- Russia (1923- U.S.S.R.) --- Sovetskiy Soyuz --- Soyuz SSR --- Sovetskiĭ Soi︠u︡z --- Soi︠u︡z SSR --- Uni Sovjet --- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics --- USSR --- SSṚM --- Sovetakan Sotsʻialistakan Ṛespublikaneri Miutʻyun --- SSHM --- Sovetakan Sotsʻialistakan Hanrapetutʻyunneri Miutʻyun --- URSS --- Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas --- Berit ha-Moʻatsot --- Rusyah --- Ittiḥād al-Sūfiyītī --- Rusiyah --- Rusland --- Soṿet-Rusland --- Uni Soviet --- Union soviétique --- Zȯvlȯlt Kholboot Uls --- Związek Radziecki --- ESSD --- Sahaphāp Sōwīat --- KhSHM --- SSR Kavširi --- Russland --- SNTL --- PSRS --- Su-lien --- Sobhieṭ Ẏuniẏana --- FSSR --- Unione Sovietica --- Ittiḥād-i Shūravī --- Soviyat Yūniyan --- Russian S.F.S.R. --- Russie --- Rossīi︠a︡ --- Rossīĭskai︠a︡ Imperīi︠a︡ --- Russia (Provisional government, 1917) --- Russia (Vremennoe pravitelʹstvo, 1917) --- Ṛusastan --- Russia (Tymchasovyĭ uri︠a︡d, 1917) --- Russian Empire --- Rosja --- Russia (Territory under White armies, 1918-1920)

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