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Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)

Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia By Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)

Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia by Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)

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This book examines the role of Russian and Serbian nationalism in different modes of dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in 1991. Veljko Vujacic highlights the role of historical legacies, national myths, collective memories, and literary narratives in shaping diametrically opposed attitudes toward the state in Russia and Serbia.

Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia Summary

Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia: Antecedents of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia by Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)

This book examines the role of Russian and Serbian nationalism in different modes of dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia in 1991. Why did Russia's elites agree to the dissolution of the Soviet Union along the borders of Soviet republics, leaving twenty-five million Russians outside of Russia? Conversely, why did Serbia's elite succeed in mobilizing Serbs in Croatia and Bosnia for the nationalist cause? Combining a Weberian emphasis on interpretive understanding and counterfactual analysis with theories of nationalism, Veljko Vujacic highlights the role of historical legacies, national myths, collective memories, and literary narratives in shaping diametrically opposed attitudes toward the state in Russia and Serbia. The emphasis on the unintended consequences of communist nationality policy highlights how these attitudes interacted with institutional factors, favoring different outcomes in 1991. The book's postscript examines how this explanation holds up in the light of Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia Reviews

'In this much-needed study, Veljko Vujacic takes the reader on a fascinating journey through the comparative history of Serbia and Russia for the purpose of understanding the violent collapse of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s as counterposed to the relatively peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union. Along the way, he explores the theoretical contributions of Max Weber and other historical sociologists to understanding nationalism and its reliance on mythopoetic historical memory. An intriguing postscript about the Russian annexation of Crimea concludes this altogether highly illuminating and carefully argued book.' Norman Naimark, Stanford University, California
'Veljko Vujacic's deeply learned and lucidly argued study of the long-term legacies of nation- and state-formation in Russia and Serbia is a model of Weberian comparative historical sociology.' Rogers Brubaker, University of California, Los Angeles
'Totally contrary to the leader-focused explanation common in the early 1990s of why the Soviet Union disintegrated peacefully and Yugoslavia did not - Yeltsin versus Milosevic - this fascinating, richly documented, and utterly creative use of this paradox insists instead on the role of collective historical memory. It is a must-read for any student of nationalism, of the politics of state disintegration, and of secessionist movements anywhere, including those interested in the continuing conflicts with Kosovo and Ukraine.' Susan L. Woodward, Graduate Center, City University of New York
'This is a complex volume that will engage the reader on multiple levels: from controversial theoretical and methodological frameworks, to historical interpretations and assessments, to evaluations of literary works. ... One thing is certain, this volume will leave no one indifferent.' Gordanza Uzelac, Slavic Review

About Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)

Veljko Vujacic is Associate Professor of Sociology at Oberlin College, Ohio. His articles have appeared in Theory and Society, Post-Soviet Affairs, East European Politics and Societies, Comparative Politics, Research in Political Sociology, the International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, the Encyclopedia of Revolutions, the Concise Encyclopedia of Comparative Sociology, and various edited volumes. Vujacic is the author of Sociologija Nacionalizma. Eseji iz teorijske i primenjene sociologije na primerima Rusije i Srbije (2013). He is the recipient of fellowships and grants from the Social Science Research Council, the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, IREX, and the Carnegie, Mellon, and Rockefeller Foundations. In 2010, he won the Teaching Excellence Award as best teacher in the Social Science Division at Oberlin College.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Russians and Serbs in the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia: grounds for comparison and alternative explanations; 2. States, nations, and nationalism: a Weberian view; 3. Empire, state, and nation in Russia and Serbia; 4. Communism and nationalism: Russians and Serbs in the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia; 5. The nation as a community of shared memories and common political destiny: Russians and Serbs in literary narratives; Conclusion; Postscript.

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NLS9781107424074
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Nationalism, Myth, and the State in Russia and Serbia: Antecedents of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia by Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)
Veljko Vujacic (Oberlin College, Ohio)
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2017-06-01
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