LEADER 03522nam 22006375 450 001 9910213818003321 005 20221031191439.0 010 $a0-8147-6940-3 010 $a0-585-36828-7 024 7 $a10.18574/9780814769409 035 $a(CKB)111004368615276 035 $a(EBL)865852 035 $a(OCoLC)782878038 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000641266 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12269621 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000641266 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10623104 035 $a(PQKB)10168465 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC865852 035 $a(OCoLC)47010101 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse10461 035 $a(DE-B1597)548150 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780814769409 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111004368615276 100 $a20200623h19951995 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe slave soul of Russia $emoral masochism and the cult of suffering /$fDaniel Rancour-Laferriere 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cNew York University Press,$d[1995] 210 4$dİ1995 215 $a1 online resource (346 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8147-7458-X 311 $a0-8147-7482-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-317) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$t1. Introduction --$t2. Some Historical Highlights --$t3. Two Key Words in the Vocabulary of Russian Masochism --$t4. Masochism in Russian Literature --$t5. Ontogeny and the Cultural Context --$t6. The Russian Fool and His Mother --$t7. Is the Slave Soul of Russia a Gendered Object? --$t8. Born in a Bania: The Masochism of Russian Bathhouse Rituals --$t9. Masochism and the Collective --$t10. Conclusion --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aWhy, asks Daniel Rancour-Laferriere in this controversial book, has Russia been a country of suffering? Russian history, religion, folklore, and literature are rife with suffering. The plight of Anna Karenina, the submissiveness of serfs in the 16th and 17th centuries, ancient religious tracts emphasizing humility as the mother of virtues, the trauma of the Bolshevik revolution, the current economic upheavals wracking the country-- these are only a few of the symptoms of what The Slave Soul of Russia identifies as a veritable cult of suffering that has been centuries in the making. Bringing to light dozens of examples of self-defeating activities and behaviors that have become an integral component of the Russian psyche, Rancour-Laferriere convincingly illustrates how masochism has become a fact of everyday life in Russia. Until now, much attention has been paid to the psychology of Russia's leaders and their impact on the country's condition. Here, for the first time, is a compelling portrait of the Russian people's psychology. 606 $aSelf-destructive behavior$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aMasochism$zRussia (Federation) 606 $aNational characteristics, Russian 607 $aRussia (Federation)$xCivilization 615 0$aSelf-destructive behavior 615 0$aMasochism 615 0$aNational characteristics, Russian. 676 $a947 686 $aNK 4700$2rvk 700 $aRancour-Laferriere$b Daniel$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01214845 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910213818003321 996 $aThe Slave Soul of Russia$92805031 997 $aUNINA