Space, Place, and Power in Modern Russia – Essays in the New Spatial History

Space, Place, and Power in Modern RussiaEssays in the New Spatial History\nAuthor(s): Mark Bassin, Christopher Ely, Melissa K Stockdale\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cornell University Press, United States\nImprint: Northern Illinois University Press\nISBN-13: 9780875804255, 978-0875804255\nSynopsis\nExploring the creation, transformation, and imagination of Russian space as a lens through which to understand Russia's development over the centuries, this volume makes an important contribution to Russian studies and the \""new spatial history.\"" It considers aspects of the relationship between place and power in Russia from the local level to the national and from the eighteenth century through the present.\n\n Essays include: Melissa K. Stockdale, \""What is a Fatherland? Changing Notions of Duty, Rights and Belonging in Russia\""; Mark Bassin, \""Nationhood, Natural Regions, Mestorazvitie: Environmental Discourses in Classic Eurasianism\""; John Randolph, \""Russian Route: The Politics of""