Cultural Forms of Protest in Russia - Paperback

by Birgit Beumers (Editor), Alexander Etkind (Editor), Olga Gurova (Editor)

This book examines the protest movements in Russia. It discusses the artistic traditions from which the movements arose, explores the media through which the protesters have expressed themselves, and considers the outcome of the movements, including the new forms of nationalism, intellectualism and feminism put forward.

Author Biography

Birgit Beumers is Professor of Film Studies at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK.

Alexander Etkind is Professor of the History of Russia-Europe Relations at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.

Olga Gurova is a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Research at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Sanna Turoma is a Senior Research Fellow at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland.