{"product_id":"burden-of-dreams-history-and-identity-in-post-soviet-ukraine-paperback","title":"Burden of Dreams: History and Identity in Post-Soviet Ukraine - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCatherine Wanner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUkraine is the largest new state to appear on the map of Europe this century. With a population of more than 50 million people and a territory larger than France, the new Ukrainian state faces many challenges, not least of which is to forge a national identity after years of Soviet rule. \u003ci\u003eBurden of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e examines daily life in Soviet and post-Soviet Ukraine, showing why Ukrainian nationalism and its program of \"Ukrainianization\" have appealed to the largest Russian diaspora and to millions of Russified Ukrainians. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on schools, festivals, commemorative ceremonies, and monuments, Catherine Wanner shows how Soviet-created narratives have been recast to reflect a post-Soviet Ukrainocentric perspective. In the process, we see how new histories are understood and acted upon. This reveals regional cleavages and the resilience of cultural differences produced by the Soviet regime. For some people, the system they criticized yesterday is the one they long for today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe struggle to remember or to forget is particularly intense in post-Soviet societies. \u003ci\u003eBurden of Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e is especially valuable for showing us the monumental task facing a Ukrainian state that is seeking to craft cultural solidarity after years of Soviet rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCatherine Wanner is a Lecturer in Anthropology and Political Science at Penn State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306593017958,"sku":"9780271030012","price":83.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WXBGMmhtQ0xiT090SG9LRlZYVVZkUT09.webp?v=1774086630","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/burden-of-dreams-history-and-identity-in-post-soviet-ukraine-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}