David Gillespie

Masculinity, Violence and Power in Modern Russia

Men, Guns and Identity

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the phenomenon of violence in Russian culture, showing how violence has been a legitimate articulation of masculinity in Russia, and how popular attitudes towards violence have differed from those in the west, with Russians often approving of violence and of macho, militaristic political leadership.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2026
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780415670647
• ISBN-10: 0415670640
• Artikelnr.: 40544049

Autorenporträt

David Gillespie is Professor of Russian at the University of Bath, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The problem of violence in culture 1. Men of Violence in
Soviet Culture 2. The Beginning of the End: the Violence of Glasnost 3. The
Killer Prose of Vladimir Sorokin 4. Alexei Balabanov: Murder and the Gaze
5. Women's Works:Real and Unreal Men 6. The Goodfellas of Post-Soviet
Russian TV 7. Conclusion