Reinventing Russia

Russian Nationalism and the Soviet State, 1953-1991

Yitzhak M. Brudny

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Harvard University Press
02 October 2000

Series: Russian Research Center Studies

What caused the emergence of nationalist movements in many post-communist states? What role did communist regimes play in fostering these movements? Why have some been more successful than others? To address these questions, Yitzhak Brudny traces the Russian nationalist movement from its origins within the Russian intellectual elite of the 1950s to its institutionalization in electoral alliances, parliamentary factions, and political movements of the early 1990s.

Brudny argues that the rise of the Russian nationalist movement was a combined result of the reinvention of Russian national identity by a group of intellectuals, and the Communist Party's active support of this reinvention in order to gain greater political legitimacy. The author meticulously reconstructs the development of the Russian nationalist thought from Khrushchev to Yeltsin, as well as the nature of the Communist Party response to Russian nationalist ideas. Through analysis of major Russian literary, political, and historical writings, the recently-published memoirs of the Russian nationalist intellectuals and Communist Party officials, and documents discovered in the Communist Party archives, Brudny sheds new light on social, intellectual, and political origins of Russian nationalism, and emphasizes the importance of ideas in explaining the fate of the Russian nationalist movement during late communist and early post-communist periods.

By: Yitzhak M. Brudny
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: 91
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 499g
ISBN: 9780674004382
ISBN 10: 0674004388
Series: Russian Research Center Studies
Pages: 364
Publication Date: 02 October 2000
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Yitzhak M. Brudny is a Fellow at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University.

Reviews for Reinventing Russia: Russian Nationalism and the Soviet State, 1953-1991

In his excellent book Reinventing Russia: Russian Nationalism and the Soviet State, 1953-1991 , historian Yitzhak Brudny demonstrates how post-Stalinist Soviet leaders used nationalism to fill the ideological gaps left by Marxism-Leninism, which was losing its power to inspire the population. -- Amy Knight Globe and Mail (06/16/2007)