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The New Third Rome
The New Third Rome
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Description
This book is the first to look beyond this dichotomy. Drawing on theories of political myth and concepts of nationalism, Østbø develops a novel analytical perspective. Rather than dismissing political uses of the religious, medieval idea as ¿wrong¿, the author analyzes the modern content and ideological function of the myth of the Third Rome. Through case studies of four prominent nationalist intellectuals, Vadim Tsymburskii, Aleksandr Dugin, Nataliia Narochnitskaia and Egor Kholmogorov, the author shows how this messianic myth is used to ¿reinvent¿ Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. These writers use their own constructed image of the Russian nation to demonstrate what Russia ¿should be¿ and its allegedly rightful place in the world. Existing in radically diverging versions, the myth of the Third Rome routinely conveys rabid anti-Westernism. At ¿best¿, it is employed to forge a self-image of the Russians as an essentially isolationist civilization. At worst, it is used to ¿explain¿ how the Russians are divinely elected to be the rulers of a world empire.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
292
Release Date:
2016-05-01
Publication Date:
2016-05-01
Publisher:
ibidem-Verlag
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
3838208706
ISBN13:
9783838208701
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
381 g
Height:
148 cm
Width:
210 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
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