{"product_id":"soviet-self-hatred-the-secret-identities-of-postsocialism-in-contemporary-russia-hardback-9781501769870","title":"Soviet Self-Hatred; The Secret Identities of Postsocialism in Contemporary Russia (Hardback) 9781501769870","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSoviet Self-Hatred\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Secret Identities of Postsocialism in Contemporary Russia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEliot Borenstein (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781501769870\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 June 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on his exceptional knowledge of contemporary Russian mass culture, Borenstein offers precise and insightful descriptions of new group identities that have emerged in film, fiction, commercials, and other areas of popular culture; these categories, he believes, are key to understanding contemporary Russian politics and ideology\u003c\/p\u003e (Foreign Affairs)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoviet Self-Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e examines the imaginary Russian identities that emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union.\u003c\/b\u003e Eliot Borenstein shows how these identities are best understood as balanced on a simple axis between pride and shame, shifting in response to Russia's standing in the global community, its anxieties about internal dissension and foreign threats, and its stark socioeconomic inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough close readings of Russian fiction, films, jokes, songs, fan culture, and Internet memes, Borenstein identifies and analyzes four distinct types with which Russians identify or project onto others. They are the \u003ci\u003esovok\u003c\/i\u003e (the Soviet yokel); the New Russian (the despised, ridiculous nouveau riche), the \u003ci\u003evatnik\u003c\/i\u003e (the belligerent, jingoistic patriot), and the Orc (the ultraviolent savage derived from a deliberate misreading of Tolkien's epic). Through these contested identities,\u003ci\u003e Soviet Self-Hatred\u003c\/i\u003e shows how stories people tell about themselves can, tragically, become the stories that others are forced to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Postcolonalism and the Legacy of Shame\u003cbr\u003e 1. Zombie Sovieticus: The Descent of Soviet Man\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Rise and Fall of Sovok\u003cbr\u003e 3. Just a Guy Named Vasya\u003cbr\u003e 4. Whatever Happened to the New Russians?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Rich Man's Burden\u003cbr\u003e 6. Russian Orc: The Evil Empire Strikes Back\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Russian Self-Hatred\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52608089686296,"sku":"9781501769870","price":104.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/soviet-self-hatred-the-secret-identities-of-postsocialism-in-contemporary-russia-hardback-9781501769870","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}