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Refining Russia: Advice Literature, Polite Culture, and Gender from Catherine to Yeltsin Kelly, Catriona (, Reader in Russian, New College, Oxford)
Refining Russia: Advice Literature, Polite Culture, and Gender from Catherine to Yeltsin
Kelly, Catriona (, Reader in Russian, New College, Oxford)
Advice literature enjoyed massive popularity in Russia between the late 18th and the late 20th centuries. It reflected changing attitudes to behaviour, possessions, and national identity. This guide examines the evolution of advice literature from the Enlightenment to the post-Soviet era.
482 pages, 20 halftones, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 9, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198159872 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 484 |
| Dimensions | 274 × 188 × 35 mm · 882 g |
| Language | English |