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Russian history through the senses, from 1700 to the present, edited by Matthew P. Romaniello and Tricia Starks

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Russian history through the senses, from 1700 to the present, edited by Matthew P. Romaniello and Tricia Starks
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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illustrationsmaps
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Russian history through the senses
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
926061633
Responsibility statement
edited by Matthew P. Romaniello and Tricia Starks
Sub title
from 1700 to the present
Summary
"Bringing together an impressive cast of well-respected scholars in the field of modern Russian studies, Russian History through the Senses investigates life in Russia from 1700 to the present day via the senses. It examines past experiences of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound to capture a vivid impression of what it is to have lived in the Russian world, so uniquely placed as it is between East and West, during the last three hundred years. The book discusses the significance of sensory history in relation to modern Russia and covers a range of exciting case studies, rich with primary source material, that provide a stimulating way of understanding modern Russia at a visceral level. Russian History through the Senses is a novel text that is of great value to scholars and students interested in modern Russian studies"--, Provided by Publisher
Table Of Contents
Introduction: The Sensory in Russian and Soviet History / Alexander M. Martin -- Part I. Imperial Russia -- 1. Humoral Bodies in a Cold Climate / Matthew P. Romaniello -- 2. Fermentation, Taste and Identity / Alison K. Smith -- 3. Market Pleasures and Modernity in St. Petersburg / Abby Schrader -- 4. The Taste of Tobacco and the Construction of Class / Tricia Starks -- Part II. Revolutionary Russia -- 5. Picturing Colonial Central Eurasia / Heather S. Sonntag -- 6. The Taste of Kumyshka and the Debate over Udmurt Culture / Aaron Retish -- 7. The Sounds, Smells and Textures of Russian Wartime Nursing / Laurie Stoff -- Part III. Soviet Russia -- 8. Engineering Tastes : Food and the Senses / Anton Masterovoy -- 9. Sensing Danger : The Red Army during World War Two / Steven G. Jug -- 10. Deafness and the Politics of Hearing in the Post-War Era / Claire Shaw -- Part IV. Reconstructing Russia -- 11. Stalinism's Sights and Smells in the Films of Aleksei German, Sr. / Tim Harte -- 12. The Sensory Experience of Martyrdom and Soviet Collective Memory / Adrienne Harris
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