Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United
States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a
profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people,
formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now
confronted by the erasure of their literary, musical, cinematic and
journalistic culture, as local ethnic and American cultures become
much stronger.
This book examines the predicament of Russian culture in Central
Asia, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion.
It argues that the Soviet past was much more complex than the
simplified, polarised rhetoric of the Cold War period and also that
the present situation, in which politicians from the former Soviet
regime often continue in power, is equally complex.
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