The new third Rome : readings of a Russian nationalist myth /

Drawing on theories of political myth and concepts of nationalism, Jardar Østbø analyzes the content and ideological function of the myth of Russia as a Third Rome. Through case studies of four prominent nationalist intellectuals, Østbø shows how this messianic myth was used to reinvent Russia and i...

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Main Author: Østbø, Jardar (Author)
Other Authors: Kolstø, Pål (author of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Stuttgart : ibidem-Verlag, 2016.
Series:Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 151.
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Online Access:CONNECT