Russia and Western Civilization: Cutural and Historical Encounters: Cutural and Historical Encounters

by Bova,Russell

• ISBN13: 9780765609762
• ISBN10: 0765609762
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-06-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This volume introduces readers to an age-old question that has perplexed Russians and Westerners alike. Is Russia the eastern flank of Europe? Or is it really the heartland of another civilization? In exploring this question, the contributing authors present a sweeping survey of cultural, religious, political, and economic developments in Russia, especially over the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Planned as a course book for interdisciplinary programs in Western Civilization or Russian Area Studies, the text feature highlight boxes, glossaries, study questions, a discography, a guide to on-line art galleries, and annotated reading lists.

Table of Contents

List of Boxes	vii
Preface	xi
Introduction	3	(20)
Russell Bova
I. Historical and Cultural Foundations
The Russian Idea and the West	23	(55)
Philip T. Grier
Russian Orthodoxy and Western Christianity: Confrontation and Accommodation	78	(35)
Theodore Pulcini
The Russian Revolutions: The Impact and Limitations of Western Influence	113	(32)
Karl D. Qualls
II. Literature and the Arts: Russia and the European Tradition
Russian Writing/Writing Russia	145	(32)
Robert Bird
Russian Art in Search of Identify	177	(33)
Elena Duzs
An Introduction to Russian Music	210	(33)
Truman Bullard
III. Perspectives on the Future: Convergence or Divergence?
Democracy and Russian Political Culture	243	(34)
Russell Bova
Russian Business: The Warp and Weave of Its History	277	(42)
Michael S. Poulton
Youth and Popular Culture: The Common Denominator?	319	(32)
Hilary Pilkington
Glossary of Key Terms	351	(14)
About the Editor and Contributors	365	(2)
Index	367