Russian history through the senses : from 1700 to the present /
edited by Matthew P. Romaniello and Tricia Starks.
- London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, (c)2016.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: The Sensory in Russian and Soviet History / Part I. Imperial Russia -- 1. Humoral Bodies in a Cold Climate / 2. Fermentation, Taste and Identity / 3. Market Pleasures and Modernity in St. Petersburg / 4. The Taste of Tobacco and the Construction of Class / Part II. Revolutionary Russia -- 5. Picturing Colonial Central Eurasia / 6. The Taste of Kumyshka and the Debate over Udmurt Culture / 7. The Sounds, Smells and Textures of Russian Wartime Nursing / Part III. Soviet Russia -- 8. Engineering Tastes : Food and the Senses / 9. Sensing Danger : The Red Army during World War Two / 10. Deafness and the Politics of Hearing in the Post-War Era / Part IV. Reconstructing Russia -- 11. Stalinism's Sights and Smells in the Films of Aleksei German, Sr. / 12. The Sensory Experience of Martyrdom and Soviet Collective Memory / Alexander M. Martin, University of Notre Dame -- Matthew P. Romaniello, University of Hawaii -- Alison K. Smith, University of Toronto -- Abby Schrader, Franklin and Marshall College -- Tricia Starks, University of Arkansas -- Heather S. Sonntag, University of Wisconsin-Madison -- Aaron Retish, Wayne State University -- Laurie Stoff, Arizona State University -- Anton Masterovoy, City College of New York -- Steven G. Jug, Baylor University -- Claire Shaw, University of Bristol -- Tim Harte, Bryn Mawr College -- Adrienne Harris, Baylor University.
"An exploration of Russia's modern history focused on the particular and peculiar ways in which the sensory has translated into Russian culture and society"-- "Bringing together an impressive cast of well-respected scholars in the field of modern Russian studies, Russian History through the Senses investigates life in Russia from 1700 to the present day via the senses. It examines past experiences of taste, touch, smell, sight and sound to capture a vivid impression of what it is to have lived in the Russian world, so uniquely placed as it is between East and West, during the last three hundred years.The book discusses the significance of sensory history in relation to modern Russia and covers a range of exciting case studies, rich with primary source material, that provide a stimulating way of understanding modern Russia at a visceral level. Russian History through the Senses is a novel text that is of great value to scholars and students interested in modern Russian studies"--
9781474263153
2016000300
Senses and sensation--Social aspects--History.--Russia Senses and sensation--Social aspects--History.--Soviet Union Senses and sensation--Social aspects--History.--Russia (Federation)