The socialist way of life in Siberia : transformation in Buryatia

The socialist way of life in Siberia transformation in Buryatia

The Buryats are a Mongolian population in Siberian Russia, the largest indigenous minority. The Socialist Way of Life in Siberia presents the dramatic transformation in their everyday lives during the late twentieth century. The book challenges the common notion that the process of modernization dur...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Chakars, Melissa, author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Budapest, Hungary ; New York, New York : Central European University Press 2014.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Buriats > Politics and government.
Buriats > Social conditions.
Buriats > Social life and customs.
Socialism > Social aspects > Russia (Federation) > Buri͡atii͡a.
Buri︠a︡tii︠a︡ (Russia) > Social conditions.
Siberia (Russia) > Social conditions.
Siberia (Russia) > Ethnic relations.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009803338106719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Modernization and Soviet success
  • Institutions and the culture of progress
  • Buryat exceptionalism and advancement
  • Outline of chapters
  • The Buryats of Siberia : from imperial Russia to the Soviet state
  • Stalinism in Buryatia
  • The new Buryats
  • Education for change
  • Buryat literature for a new society
  • A means to modernity : newspapers, radio, and television
  • Reform, but what kind?
  • Conclusion.

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