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PublisherCornell University Press

ISBN-101501770926

ISBN-139781501770920

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Book TitleDynasty Divided : a Family History of Russian and Ukrainian Nationalism

Number of Pages348 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicWorld / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Europe / Eastern, Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorFabian Baumann

Book SeriesNiu Series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight32.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2022-049845

ReviewsThis fascinating book studies the history of Ukrainian and Russian national projects in Ukraine during the late imperial and revolutionary periods through the comparative biographies of two branches of a single family... This innovative study will make a significant impact on the field., A rich, thoughtful, well-written book. Anyone interested in the cultural and historical claims to Ukraine, in the dynamic life of an imperial periphery and its role in supporting - or breaking free from - that empire, in political and cultural life as a family project, and most broadly in nationalism as a contingent political choice for both women and men, must read it., Fabian Baumann's Dynasty Divided is a real breakthrough in the realm of the Russian-Ukrainian entangled history during the long nineteenth century. This elegantly written and dramatic book is an extraordinary achievement that must be read by all historians of Russian-ruled Ukraine and anyone interested in borderlands and nationalism in eastern Europe., Baumann presents a fascinating microhistorical account of one particular family situation in one particular imperial city, broadening our understanding of multi-edged nationalism, hybrid imperial contexts, and the omnipresent gray zones that affected the lives of individuals who decided to become nationalist activists. The attention to detail and innovative engagement with archival materials in the book are of particular value for historians of the era., Dynasty Divided such a rich, thoughtful, well-written book. Anyone interested in the cultural and historical claims to Ukraine, in the dynamic life of an imperial periphery and its role in supporting - or breaking free from - that empire, in political and cultural life as a family project, and most broadly in nationalism as a contingent political choice for both women and men, must read it., This book is a very important contribution to the ongoing debates about the nature of nationalism in Eastern Europe and in the Russian Empire as well as Russian-Ukrainian relationships.

Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. At the Crossroads: The Search forthe Little Russian Soul, 1830s?1876 2. Niche Nationalism: Kiev'sUkrainophiles, 1876?1914 3. Patriarchs and Patriots: The Rise ofRussian Nationalism, 1876?1914 4. Triumph and Tragedy: Nationalistsin War and Revolution, 1914?1920 5. Living off the Past: Nationalists Write Their Lives in Interwar Europe Conclusion

SynopsisWinner of the W. Bruce Lincoln Book Prize Dynasty Divided uses the story of a prominent Kievan family of journalists, scholars, and politicians to analyze the emergence of rivaling nationalisms in nineteenth-century Ukraine, the most pivotal borderland of the Russian Empire. The Shul'gins identified as Russians and defended the tsarist autocracy; the Shul'hyns identified as Ukrainians and supported peasant-oriented socialism. Fabian Baumann shows how these men and women consciously chose a political position and only then began their self-fashioning as members of a national community, defying the notion of nationalism as a direct consequence of ethnicity. Baumann asks what made individuals into determined nationalists in the first place, revealing the close link to private lives, including intimate family dramas and scandals. He looks at how nationalism emerged from domestic spaces, and how women played an important (if often invisible) role in fin-de-siècle politics. Dynasty Divided explains how nineteenth-century Kievans cultivated their national self-images and how, by the twentieth century, Ukraine steered away from Russia. The two branches of this family of Russian nationalists and Ukrainian nationalists epitomize the struggles for modern Ukraine.

LC Classification NumberDK508.554.B38 2023