{"product_id":"9780340677056","title":"Russia","description":"\u003ch3\u003eInventing the Nation\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRussia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVera Tolz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Russia \u0026amp; the Former Soviet Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question of national identity is central to the future of \u003cbr\u003eRussia. This extensive analysis, spans three centuries of Russian \u003cbr\u003ecultural history to place post-communist Russia within a broad \u003cbr\u003ehistorical background. The author focuses on three ways of defining \u003cbr\u003eRussia and Russians: Russia as a counterpart to the West; Russians as \u003cbr\u003ecreators of a unique multi-ethnic community; and Russians as members of \u003cbr\u003ethe community of Eastern Slavs. She then demonstrates how these three \u003cbr\u003eperspectives have dominated the views of Russia in the modern era and \u003cbr\u003etraces their origins back to writers and historians in the eighteenth \u003cbr\u003ecentury. Combining a rich historical study with a rigorous analytical \u003cbr\u003eframework, the book is an essential tool for understanding contemporary \u003cbr\u003eRussia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eVera Tolz is Professor of Russian Studies, University of Manchester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e31 March 2001\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780340677056\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e320\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369737912460,"sku":"9780340677056","price":71.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_d07c49d5-57b2-40ef-909b-cb67b8a071bd.jpg?v=1783880312","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780340677056","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}