book chapter
Ethnic, religious, and cultural setting
Russia: a country study • Washington, D.c. • Published In 1996 • Pages: 169-235
By: Curtis, Glenn E. (Glenn Eldon), Leighton, Marian Kirsch.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Russia during the Soviet era was home to a large number of ethnic groups with a constitutionally-enshrined right to a self-administered homeland as well as a variety of religious denominations. With minimal historical background, this document provides brief contemporary descriptions of each, including their status within the post-Soviet federation, and how persistent demands for greater autonomy and rights create obstacles to the formation of a Western-style democracy. This is followed by a useful short history of the development of Russian literature and arts.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- Location
- Population
- History
- Linguistic identification
- Ethnic stratification
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Provinces
- Political movements
- Religious denominations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Russians
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Europe
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Europe
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Social Scientist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date given
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1920-1996
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Russia
- NotesAdditional notes
- Glen E. Curtis and Marian Leighton
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 235a-235e)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 97007563
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Soviet Union--Administrative and political divisions
- Soviet Union--Ethnic relations
- Russia (Federation)--Administrative and political divisions
- Russia (Federation)--Ethnic identity--Political aspects
- Art and literature--Russia--History