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Russian conversations

Culture and everyday talk of the epoch of "perestroika"

This is a translation of one of the most interesting studies about post-perestroika Russia made on the intersection of anthropology, sociology, and journalism. The sudy is based an analysis of Russian spontaneous conversation. Contents: "Speech activity" in Russia in the epoch of "perestroika"; "Our dreamland country"; Narrative images of Russia; Spheres of women and men; Lamentations: Discursive art of suffering; Mystical poverty and losses carrying the trophy; Rituals and paradoxes of perestroika. Bibliography. Richly illustrated.