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immortalizing a narrative of shared identity through an emphasis on place and collective memory

It accepts the now-standard view that national identities are not inherited traits but constructed communities in order to serve political ends

it provides insights for peacemaking efforts to come

and Laurence Cox offer a window into the worlds of ethnic minorities and diasporas

Performing Russia Danita Kelley and practice of numerals andThis book examines folk music and dance revival movements in Russia, exploring why this folk culture has come to represent Russia, how it has been approached and produced, and why memory and tradition, in these particular forms, have taken on particular significance in different periods. Above all it shows how folk "tradition" in Russia is an artificial cultural construct, which is periodically reinvented, and it demonstrates in particular how the