The Fall of an empire, the birth of a nation: national identities in Russia

Abstract

Origin and power - Russian national myths and the legitimation of social order, Elena Hellberg-Hirn orthodox identity at Russian holy places, Chris J. Chulo in quest of values - religion and nationality in the early Soviet period, Arto Luukkanen nationalism and internationalism - how did the Bolsheviks cope with national sentiments?, Timo Vihavainen ethnicity and nationalism in contemporary Russian ethnography, Kaija Keikkinen Russian in the 1990s - manifestations of a Conservative backlash philosophy, Thomas Parland the problem of identities in the Baltic countries, Ralph Tuchenhagen the fall of an empire, the birth of a nation - perceptions of the new Russian national identity, Timo Piirainen Russia's minorities and the Soviet legacy, Jeremy Smith.