The Decembrist myth in Russian culture /

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Author / Creator:Trigos, Ludmilla A.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Description:xxviii, 239 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language:English
Series:Studies of the Harriman Institute
Studies of the Harriman Institute.
Subject:December Uprising (Russia : 1825)
Decembrists.
Russian literature -- History and criticism.
Russian literature -- Themes, motives.
Violence in literature.
Revolutions in literature.
Dekabristenaufstand -- Aufstand (1825-1826)
Rezeption
Dekabristenaufstand -- Aufstand (1825-1826)
Rezeption.
Decembrists.
Revolutions in literature.
Russian literature.
Russian literature -- Themes, motives.
Violence in literature.
Russia -- History -- December Uprising, 1825.
Russland
Russland.
Russia.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7907157
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ISBN:9780230619166
0230619169
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-222) and index.
Summary:"This book is the first interdisciplinary treatment of the mythic image of the Decembrists, a group of Russian noble officers who attempted, but failed, to overthrow the tsarist government in 1825. By exploring Russian literature, history, film and opera this book shows how the Decembrist myth evolved over time depending on political agendas. Though originally it functioned as a myth of opposition to authority and espoused self-sacrifice, it later became a legitimating myth for the Soviet regime. Ludmilla Trigos reveals how the Decembrist myth inspired generations of Russian revolutionaries and writers and still retains its hold on the Russian cultural imagination."--BOOK JACKET.