Репрезентация русскости на всемирных выставках второй половины XIX в. в оценках русских современников

• Authors: Leskinen Maria

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Representation of Russianness at the World’s Fairs of the second half of the XIX cent in reviews and interpretations of their Russian visitors

• Languages of publication: RU

Abstracts

The paper examines the exhibition’s pavilions of Russian Empire at the World’s Fairs of the second half of the 19th century. The descriptions and reviews of Russian visitors, which are an important source for the reconstruction and understanding of visual strategies of Russianness embodiment, are analyzed. It is shown that the searching for adequate forms of presentation of Russia and Russianness has going place in the debate about traditions and historical styling, as well as the in endeavor to refuse from using of European stereotypes of Russia (bears, samovars, vodka).

Keywords

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World’s Fairs; visualization of ethnicity; Russian identity; Russian nationbuilding; Russian Empire; stereotypes of Russians

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Polskiego Towarzystwa Historycznego
• Journal: Rocznik Antropologii Historii
• Year: 2018
• Issue: 11, Kulturowa historia wiedzy
• Pages: 129-138

Contributors

author

Leskinen Maria

• Russian Academy of Sciences