Russia New Fin De Siècle

Russia is New Fin de SiËcle brings together a range of texts on contemporary Russian culture ñ literary, cinematic and popular ñ as Russian artists and writers try to situate themselves within the traditional frameworks of past and present, East and West, but also challenging established markers of identity. Investigating Russian culture at the turn of the 21st century, scholars from Britain, Sweden, Russia and the United States explore aspects of culture with regards to one over a ching question: What is the impact of the Soviet discourse on contemporary culture? This question comes at a time when Russia is concerned with integrating itself into European arts and culture while enhancing its uniqueness through references to its Soviet past. Thus, contributions investigate the phenomenon of post-Soviet culture and try to define the relationship of contemporary art to the past.