Mythmaking in the New Russia

by Kathleen E. Smith

Book Overview

After the collapse of Communist rule in 1991, those loyal to the old regime tried to salvage their political dreams by rejecting some aspects of their history and embracing others. Yeltsin and the democrats, although initially hesitant to rely on the patriotic mythmaking they associated with Communist propaganda, also turned to the national past in times of crisis, realizing they needed not only to create new institutions, but also to encourage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801439639
• ISBN13: 9780801439636
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher