Soviet Self-Hatred examines the imaginary Russian identities that
emerged following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Eliot
Borenstein shows how these identities are best understood as
balanced on a simple axis between pride and shame, shifting in
response to Russia's standing in the global community, its
anxieties about internal dissension and foreign threats, and its
stark socioeconomic inequalities. Through close readings of Russian
fiction, films, jokes, songs, fan culture, and Internet memes,
Borenstein identifies and analyzes four distinct types with which
Russians identify or project onto others. They are the sovok (the
Soviet yokel); the New Russian (the despised, ridiculous nouveau
riche), the vatnik (the belligerent, jingoistic patriot), and the
Orc (the ultraviolent savage derived from a deliberate misreading
of Tolkien's epic). Through these contested identities, Soviet
Self-Hatred shows how stories people tell about themselves can,
tragically, become the stories that others are forced to live.
General
| Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Authors: |
Eliot Borenstein
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
204 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-6988-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5017-6988-X |
| Barcode: |
9781501769887 |
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