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Rus-Ukraine-Russia - Scenes From the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity (Paperback)
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Rus-Ukraine-Russia - Scenes From the Cultural History of Russian Religiosity (Paperback)
Series: Vaclav Havel Series
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An outspoken opponent of pro-Russian, authoritarian, and far-right
streams in contemporary Czech society, Martin C. Putna received a
great deal of media attention when he ironically dedicated the
Czech edition of Russ-Ukraine-Russia to Milos Zeman--the
pro-Russian president of the Czech Republic. This sense of irony,
combined with an extraordinary breadth of scholarly knowledge,
infuses Putna's book. Examining key points in Russian cultural and
spiritual history, Russ-Ukraine-Russia is essential reading for
those wishing to understand the current state of Russia and
Ukraine--the so-called heir to an "alternative Russia." Putna uses
literary and artistic works to offer a rich analysis of Russia as a
cultural and religious phenomenon: tracing its development from the
arrival of the Greeks in prehistoric Crimea to its invasion by
"little green men" in 2014; explaining the cultural importance in
Russ of the Vikings as well as Pussy Riot; exploring central
Russian figures from St. Vladimir the Great to Vladimir Putin.
Unique in its postcolonial perspective, this is not merely a
history of Russia or of Russian religion. This book presents Russia
as a complex mesh of national, religious, and cultural (especially
countercultural) traditions--with strong German, Mongol, Jewish,
Catholic, Polish, and Lithuanian influences--a force responsible
for creating what we identify as Eastern Europe.
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