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Many westerners used to call the Soviet Union "Russia." Russians too regarded it as their country, but that did not mean they were entirely happy with it. In the end, in fact, Russia actually destroyed the Soviet Union. How did this happen, and what kind of Russia emerged? In this illuminating book, Geoffrey Hosking explores what the Soviet experience meant for Russians. One of the keys lies in messianism--the idea rooted in Russian Orthodoxy that the Russians were a "chosen people." The communists reshaped this notion into messianic socialism, in which the Soviet order would lead the world in a new direction. Neither vision, however, fit the "community spirit" of the Russian people, and the resulting clash defined the Soviet world. Hosking analyzes how the Soviet state molded Russian identity, beginning with the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution and civil war. He discusses the severe dislocations resulting from collectivization and industrialization; the relationship between ethnic Russians and other Soviet peoples; the dramatic effects of World War II on ideas of homeland and patriotism; the separation of "Russian" and "Soviet" culture; leadership and the cult of personality; and the importance of technology in the Soviet world view. At the heart of this penetrating work is the fundamental question of what happens to a people who place their nationhood at the service of empire. There is no surer guide than Geoffrey Hosking to reveal the historical forces forging Russian identity in the post-communist world.

National characteristics, Russian. --- Russians --- Nationalism --- Caractéristiques nationales russes --- Russes --- Nationalisme --- Ethnic identity. --- Identité ethnique --- Soviet Union --- URSS --- History. --- Ethnic relations. --- Histoire --- Relations interethniques --- RussiansEthnic identity.Soviet Union --- Soviet UnionHistory. --- Caractéristiques nationales russes --- Identité ethnique --- National characteristics, Russian --- Ethnic identity

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This volume assesses the formation of Croatian national identity in the 1990's. It develops a novel framework calling into question both primordial and modernist approaches to nationalism and national identity before applying that framework to Croatia. In doing so, the book provides a new way of thinking about how national identity is formed and why it is so important.

National characteristics, Croatian. --- Nationalism --- Caractéristiques nationales croates --- Nationalisme --- Nationalism -- Croatia. --- Nationalism. --- National characteristics, Croatian --- Political Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- Political Theory of the State --- #SBIB:328H271 --- 316.37 --- Instellingen en beleid: Balkanstaten: Roemenië, Bulgarije, Ex-Joegoslavië, Albanië e.a. --- Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- 316.37Instellingen en beleid: Balkanstaten: Roemenië, Bulgarije, Ex-Joegoslavië, Albanië e.a. --- Croatia --- Social life and customs. --- History. --- 316.37 Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- Caractéristiques nationales croates --- Croatian national characteristics --- Consciousness, National --- Identity, National --- National consciousness --- National identity --- Narodna Republika Hrvatska --- Socijalistička Republika Hrvatska --- SRH --- Hrvatska --- S.R.H. --- Kroatien --- SR Hrvatska --- SR Croatia --- People's Republic of Croatia --- Croazia --- Socialist Republic of Croatia --- NR Hrvatska --- Khorvatii︠a︡ --- Ḳroʼeṭyah --- Horvátország --- Repubblica di Croazia --- International relations --- Patriotism --- Political science --- Autonomy and independence movements --- Internationalism --- Political messianism --- קרואטיה --- クロアチア --- Kuroachia --- クロアチア独立国 --- Kuroachia Dokuritsukoku --- Croatia (Republic : 1941-1945) --- Instellingen en beleid: Balkanstaten: Roemenië, Bulgarije, Ex-Joegoslavië, Albanië e.a --- nationalism --- croatia --- balkans --- Croats --- Istria --- Serbs --- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia