Plots Against Russia: Conspiracy and Fantasy After Socialism

by Eliot Borenstein

Book Overview

In this original and timely assessment of cultural expressions of paranoia in contemporary Russia, Eliot Borenstein samples popular fiction, movies, television shows, public political pronouncements, internet discussions, blogs, and religious tracts to build a sense of the deep historical and cultural roots of konspirologiia that run through Russian life. Plots against Russia reveals through dramatic and exciting storytelling that conspiracy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501735772
• ISBN13: 9781501735776
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher