Russian Border Guards’ Self-Writing Online: Breaking Down the Soviet Cult of Heroism?

Ristolainen, Mari

doi:10.1080/00806765.2013.855373

Cited by 2 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…This observation is based on my ten years' experience of researching Pskov Province -its people and texts (cf. Ristolainen 2008). Comparatively, several studies have shown that in Estonia (on the other side of the border), the state border with Russia has a totally different political and symbolic significance than in Russia.…”

Section: Where Are Russia's Borders Located?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Displaced Borders: The Written Traumatic Borderline between Pskov Province and Chechnya

Ristolainen

2014

Cult. Unbound

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article examines the narrative construction of borders through an analysis of "non-professional writing" produced by the residents of Pskov. It discusses the construction of national borders and the symbolic meanings invested in them, with the empirical focus being placed on the symbolic Russian-Chechen border. The theoretical essence is the realization that due to the constructive and narrative natures of border production, the creation of a national borderline does not necessarily presuppose that the two sides share a geographical border. The article also addresses questions of traumatic memory and links border production with the concept of cultural trauma. By asking where Russia's borders currently located, this article provides an example of the cultural construction and symbolic displacement of the "national border", and a representation of how the national b/ordering processes differ when viewed from both "bottom up" and "top-down" perspectives in the contemporary Russian Federation.

show abstract

Section: Where Are Russia's Borders Located?mentioning

confidence: 99%