Between Heaven and Hell
The Myth of Siberia in Russian Culture
Editors: Diment, G., Slezkine, Y. (Eds.)
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Siberia has no history of independent political existence, no claim to a separate ethnic identity, and no clear borders. Yet, it could be said that the elusive country 'behind the Urals' is the most real and the most durable part of the Russian landscape. For centuries, Siberia has been represented as Russia's alter ego,as the heavenly or infernal antithesis to the perceived complexity or shallowness of Russian life. It has been both the frightening heart of darkness and a fabulous land of plenty; the 'House of the Dead' and the realm of utter freedom; a frozen wasteland and a colourful frontier; a dumping ground for Russia's rejects and the last refuge of its lost innocence. The contributors to Between Heaven and Hell examine the origin, nature, and implications of these images from historical, literary, geographical, anthropological, and linguistic perspectives. They create a striking, fascinating picture of this enormous and mysterious land.
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Introduction
Pages 1-14
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Savage Christians or Unorthodox Russians? The Missionary Dilemma in Siberia
Pages 15-31
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Avvakum and the Genesis of Siberian Literature
Pages 33-45
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Exiled from Siberia: The Construction of Siberian Experience by Early-Nineteenth-Century Irkutsk Writers
Pages 47-65
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Paradoxical Perceptions of Siberia: Patrician and Plebeian Images up to the Mid-1800s
Pages 67-93
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Between Heaven and Hell
- Book Subtitle
- The Myth of Siberia in Russian Culture
- Editors
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- G. Diment
- Y. Slezkine
- Copyright
- 1993
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- Copyright Holder
- Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-137-08914-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-137-08914-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-312-06072-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-349-60553-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- X, 278
- Topics
