This astonishing book explores the delusional imaginings of Russia`s past by the pseudo-scientific `Alternative History' movement. Despite the chaotic collapse of two empires in the last century, Russia`s glorious imperial past continues to inspire millions. The lively movement of `Alternative History', diligently re-writing Russia`s past and `rediscovering' its hidden greatness, has been growing dramatically since the collapse of Communism in 1991. Virtually unknown in the West, these pseudo-historians have published best-selling books, attracted widespread media attention, and are a prominent voice in Internet discussions about Russian and world history. Alternative History claims that Russia is much older than Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome; that the medieval Mongol Empire was in fact a Slav-Turk world empire; and that, in the twentieth century, duplicitous foreign powers stabbed Russia in the back and stole its empire. For its followers the key to Russia`s greatness in the future lies in ensuring that Russians understand the true wealth of their past. Alternative history has become a popular therapy for Russians still coming to terms with the reality of Post-Soviet life. It is one of the forces shaping a new Russian nationalism and an important factor in the geopolitics of the twenty-first century.
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History as Therapy: Alternative History and Nationalist Imaginings in Russia
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History as Therapy: Alternative History and Nationalist Imaginings in Russia
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: The End of History
- Chapter One: Imperial Dilemmas and Historical Therapy
- Chapter Two: ‘Porridge in the Head’: Why a New Future needs a New Past
- Chapter Three: Empire, nation, nationalism
- Chapter Four: Empires of the Mind: Russia’s Ancient History
- Chapter Five: Vikings and Slavs
- Chapter Six: Farewell to the Mongols: Fomenko and his ‘Horde’
- Chapter Seven: Terrible History: the Four Ivans
- Chapter Eight: Icebreakers
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
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