Russian Culture in Uzbekistan: One Language in the Middle of Nowhere

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Routledge, 27 sept. 2006 - 208 pages

Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, musical, cinematic and journalistic culture, as local ethnic and American cultures become much stronger.

This book examines the predicament of Russian culture in Central Asia, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion. It argues that the Soviet past was much more complex than the simplified, polarised rhetoric of the Cold War period and also that the present situation, in which politicians from the former Soviet regime often continue in power, is equally complex.

 

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Preface
Acknowledgments xxi
Troubles with Islam and ecstasy or selfoblivion 21
plaintive sobbing or fiery virtuosity? 38
Introducing Russian classical music to Central Asia 56
The onset of Russian literatures kindly genius 65
Simplifying one thousand years of Uzbek poetry 78
Todays culture and the ironic benefits of the internet 96
eventful encounters with a horror vacui 113
Index 161
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David MacFadyen is a professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of several books on many aspects of Russian literature and culture, including the poetry of Joseph Brodsky, classic Soviet prose, popular song across the twentieth century, comedic cinema, and animated film.

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