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Russell Bova

Russia and Western Civilization

Cutural and Historical Encounters. Sprachen: Englisch. 24,0 cm / 16,1 cm / 2,6 cm ( B/H/T )
EAN 9780765609762

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394 Seiten
Juni 2003
Routledge

This volume introduces readers to an age-old question that has perplexed both Russians and Westerners: is Russia the eastern flank of Europe or the heartland of another civilization? In exploring this, the authors present a survey of cultural, religious, political and economic developments.

Russell Bova

Introduction; I: Historical and Cultural Foundations; 1: The Russian Idea and the West; 2: Russian Orthodoxy and Western Christianity; 3: The Russian Revolutions; II: Literature and the Arts; 4: Russian Writing/Writing Russia; 5: Russian Art in Search of Identity; 6: An Introduction to Russian Music; III: Perspectives on the Future; 7: Democracy and Russian Political Culture; 8: Russian Business; 9: Youth and Popular Culture