Author : Chiara Pierobon
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 365804313X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (58 download)
Book Synopsis Music and Political Youth Organizations in Russia by : Chiara Pierobon
Download or read book Music and Political Youth Organizations in Russia written by Chiara Pierobon and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chiara Pierobon analyzes the relationship existing between political youth organizations, music and national identity in contemporary Russia. In particular she focuses the most important political youth organizations present in the city of St. Petersburg and describes their contribution to the conceptualization of post-Soviet national identity(ies), as captured through an analysis of their music. The book distinguishes itself for its conceptualization of music and provides new empirical insights into the use of this medium as a research tool and as an analytic device for the study and comparison of political youth organizations. It also suggests the adoption of a new approach looking at the national identity issue as an “operational category offering a [new] relevant framework for the study of contemporary Russia” (Laruelle 2010).