The Russian Country Estate Today. A Case Study of Cultural Politics in Post-Soviet Russia

by Laura A. Victoir and Andreas Umland

Russia's country estates were fulcrums of culture, learning and socio-administration under the imperial state. Only a fraction of the original numbers of these structures survives today, and yet even today several of the most famous of these buildings have uncertain futures. At risk is the survival of this fascinating remnant of Russia's cultural history. This matter is especially salient as post-Soviet Russia has participated in a struggle over means...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3898214265
• ISBN13: 9783898214261
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Ibidem Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"