NATIONAL BOLSHEVISM STALINIST MASS CULTURE AND THE FORMATION OF MODERN RUSSIAN NATIONAL IDENTITY, 1931-1956 DAVID BRANDENBERGER In the beginning of this book of the history of the Russian people, we find that most Russian’s had no real identity of who they were or from where they descended. (P.11) They were just a people simply trying to make a living for their families not really caring where they came from or most important where the government wanted them to go. Sure they would, like most of us, like to have known where they descended from or who their ancestors were, if they were great or of noble decent, for some kind of recognition to their identity. In the years prior to the 1930’s we find, as the first chapter in this book reveals, a sense of tradition toward Russian history, the doctrine of “Official Nationality”(P10)! This was the official doctrine but many outside the center of Russia were left out of this doctrine, they were just out there on their own with no official description. They were, as you would say, peasants waiting to be turned into royalty. *1 They were the middle class, the ones nobody really sees but makes up the majority of the population, only a handful of people make up the government, which rules and sets rules for the majority of the people. Like in paragraph one, they were just trying to make a living and could have cared less about the party agenda. I find this true in most countries including America. Sarah Davies*2(P11) observes that “there was little notion of what Russianness meant for ordinary workers and peasants.”(P23) What was missing from most Russian people was their sense of heritage, the pride in knowing where they came from and where they were going. They needed history a... ... middle of paper ... ...today about Russia and or Germany come from their ideas about Stalin and Hitler, many misconceptions that can be addressed in this book, many things that we may have laid at the feet of this great people because of their leaders . The Russian people were bound by laws and the people in power, it is made clear in Brandenberger’s writing that the people were good and loved their country/ *1 Synopsis from the publisher, Harvard University Press. *5 Eliot Borenstein, New York University Review of National Bolshevism *3 Robert C. Tucker commentary. Biographer of Joseph Stalin *2 Sarah Davies – Publisher and senior UK childrens publisher British historian of Soviet Union *4 Ministry of education (Narkompros) *6 David Brandenberger (Associate Professor of History and International Studies the University of Richmond) *7 "It takes a village", by Hillary Rodham Clinton
1) The pre-revolutionary history of Russia. For the Russians it was traditional view itself as a nation with a special mission. It started since the late Middle Ages. After the destruction of Byzantium, Russia was the only independent country with a dominant Orthodox faith. The religious factor has led to the fact that in spreading the true fait...
The Slavophile and westernizer conflict is an inherent cultural question that Russians must answer about their country. Russian thinkers have long been fragmented between the Westernizer and the Slavophile viewpoint. Both disagreed about the true nature of the country as well as its relation with the West. It is a problem that has plagued Russia for centuries, and continues to do so to this day. Adopting the mindset of recognizing this conflict is essential to better understanding Russian history as well as the motives and thought processes of Russian leaders today.
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He expresses the Russian reformation and social reconstruction by juxtaposing the evolution of his characters and their political stances. He carefully constructs the outcome of each character to communicate his stance on the unstable post-war
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In the end, Russian has a great culture and a great and proud people. In this topical paper, I went over a brief history of Russia, the 3 of the major religions in Russia, custom and curtesies, a brief economic history and 3 branches of the military.
This essay will discuss whether or not the Bolshevik revolution did indeed improve women’s lives in Soviet Russia. Richard Stites, Author of, Women and the Revolutionary Process in Russia says yes. He explains the struggles and mishaps of women pre-1917 and after. He argues that sexual tensions seized to exist in the new “machine run non-bias classless society”. On the other hand, Francoise Navailh, author of, The Soviet Model, says that it did not improve the lives of women in Soviet Russia He argues, that even though women gained the right to vote, they lacked in any other improvements.
Anton: When I had gazed at the twentieth century Russia, I saw the storm of socio-economic change that took place in my transitioning country. I created a family on the edge of ruin, representing a nation on the brisk of revolution.
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It was a widely held belief that with the fall of the Soviet Union Russia would make a rapid transition into democracy and free markets. “This overlooks the crucial role of political culture in shaping and supporting political and economic institutions. Russia did not have the political culture appropriate to western-style institutions and so became chaotic and lawless. For Russians, democracy became a dirty word, as it symbolized Russia’s troubles.