"Soviet Myth In Post-Soviet Russia

This book examines how the Soviet past is culturally negotiated reimagined and recreated in new temporal regimes; how the Soviet project is “recycled” and used as a key component in the construction of a new Russian collective identity; and how it has metamorphosed from a historical dimension to the sphere of myth. These processes conceptualized under the term “Soviet myth ” are crucial for understanding the growing nostalgia for the USSR in Russia recent cultural and ideological developments and current domestic and foreign policies. The scope of this study extends from the late Soviet period to the present but most chapters examine the pivotal decade in the formation of the Soviet myth 2012-2022. Written by experts in the field the book presents a broad spectrum of examples of how the Soviet legacy has been transmuted into the realm of mythology in visual arts film television urban narratives music and video games. Soviet Myth in Post-Soviet Russia is of value to researchers studying Slavic and Russian studies in particular post-Soviet culture languages literatures anthropology and political science.