Russian Masculinities in History and Culture - by B Clements & R Friedman & D Healey (Hardcover)

About the Book

From the lovers of Peter the Great to the birth of the Russian "queen," this collection presents research from the new field of Russian masculinity studies.

Book Synopsis

From the romantic liaisons of Peter the Great to the birth of the Russian 'queen', this collection of essays presents recent research from the new field of Russian masculinity studies. Peasant patriarchs, aristocratic dandies, anxious young bureaucrats, workers in search of father figures, heroic warriors, promiscuous bathhouse attendants and vodka-soaked athletic stars populate this volume. Its essays take as a starting point the notion that masculinity, like femininity, has a history.

Review Quotes

'The sheer sweep of its scope and goals are at the root of this pathbreaking collection's accomplishments...' - Abby M. Schrader, Slavic Review

'...an extremely interesting study of a hugely important topic. An excellent example of historical scholarship in its own right, it should lay the foundation for further research into Russian, Soviet, and indeed post-Soviet masculinites.' - Graham H.Roberts, University of Surrey, Slavonica

About the Author

BARBARA ALPERN ENGEL Professor of History, University of Colorado, Boulder, JULIE GILMOUR Doctoral Candidate, University of Chicago, CATRIONA KELLY Reader in Russian, New College, University of Oxford, NANCY SHIELDS KOLLMANN Professor of History, Stanford University KAREN PETRONE Associate Professor of History, University of Kentucky, THOMAS G. SCHRAND Associate Professor of History, Philadelphia University S.A. SMITH Professor of History, University of Essex, OLGA VAINSHTEIN Lecturer, Russian State Humanities University, Moscow, CHRISTINE D. WOROBEC Associate Professor of History, Northern Illinois University.