Russian Central Asia in the Works of Nikolai Karazin, 1842-1908: Ambivalent Triumph

Elena Andreeva's book explores Nikolai Karazin's works and his relationship with Central Asia, highlighting his contribution to Russian imperial history, colonial society, and self-identity as colonizers and Europeans. It offers an original perspective on Russian imperial history and Central Asia, and emphasizes Karazin's significance in both historical and contemporary contexts.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 369 pages
Publication date: 04 February 2022
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

first book-length study of Karazins work,and it will be of interest to scholars and students of Russian literature,history,and culture,as well as those with an interest in Central Asia and imperialism.

Elena Andreeva is Associate Professor of Russian Literature at the University of Toronto. She has published widely on Russian literature and culture,including books on Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky. Her previous book, Russian Orientalism: Empire and Exoticism in the Works of Pushkin, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky, was awarded the 2010 John W. Kluge Prize for the Study of World Literature.

Nikolai Karazin was a Russian artist, writer, and ethnographer who lived in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is best known for his novels and essays about Central Asia, which were published in Russian and English. Karazins work was deeply influenced by his experiences as a Russian imperial officer and his fascination with the culture and people of Central Asia.

The book begins with an introduction that provides an overview of Karazins life and work. It then proceeds to analyze the ways in which his discourse inflected,and was inflected by,the expansion of the Russian empire. Andreeva argues that Karazins work was not simply a celebration of Russian imperialism,but also a critique of it. She shows how his fiction and essays reflected the complex and often contradictory attitudes of the Russian colonizers towards the people of Central Asia.

One of the key themes of the book is the role. Andreeva explores how Karazins work contributed to the construction of a Russian identity as colonizers and Europeans. She shows how his fiction and essays helped to shape the image of the Russian empire in the minds

The book is well-researched and well-written,and it is filled with interesting insights and observations. It is a valuable addition to the scholarship on Russian imperial history and Central Asia,and it will be of interest to scholars and students of Russian literature,history,and culture,as well as those with an interest in Central Asia and imperialism.

In conclusion, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in Russian literature,history,and culture,as well as those with an interest in Central Asia and imperialism. It is a valuable addition to the scholarship on these subjects.

Weight: 496g
Dimension: 148 x 211 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030363406
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021