Russia's regional museums representing and misrepresenting knowledge about nature, history and society / Sofia Gavrilova.
| Author/creator | Gavrilova, Sofia |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023. |
| Description | volumes cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Representing and misrepresenting knowledge about nature, history and society |
| Series | BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
| Contents | Cultural myths and common silences in (post) Soviet museums -- 'Ask anyone; it's just around the corner' : Krayevedcheskiy museums in the Russian city-scape -- A brief overview of the history of Russian regional museums -- 'Arctic tundra. Forest. Desert' : Constructing nature in krayevedcheskiy museums -- Nature-human relations in contemporary krayevedcheskiy museums -- 'From ancient times to the present day' : The construction of history -- Representations of the Great Terror : From denial to understanding? -- 'A northern man with a harpoon' : Representing a socialist society and creating 'others' -- Creating 'the other' in contemporary Russian krayevedcheskiy museums -- Creating (post-)Soviet taxonomies : Cultural myths and 'common unsaids.' |
| Abstract | "This book presents the results of extensive research into the very interesting phenomenon of local museums--kraevedschskyi museums--in Russia's regions. It outlines how numerous such museums are, how long they have existed, what they display, and how this has changed, or not, from Soviet times up to the present. It shows how the museums' displays often are about nature, history and society. It goes on to discuss how what is portrayed represents particular interpretations of knowledge--including the heroism of the Soviet past, a colonial-style view of Russia's very many non-Russian people and the failure to mention things which might present Russia in a critical way. The book is much more than "museum studies": it sheds a great deal of light on how Russians think about themselves and about how this self-view is fostered; and it also highlights the vast regional differences which exist in Russia"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022010370 |
| ISBN | 9781032207315 (hbk) |
| ISBN | 9781032207322 (pbk) |
| ISBN | (ebk) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |