Democracy and Myth in Russia and Eastern Europe (Paperback)

1. Introduction: Democracy and Myth in Russia and Eastern Europe Harald Wydra  2. Mythology and the Trickster: Interpreting Communism Agnes Horvath  3. The Non-Being of Communism and Myths of Democratisation Arpad Szakolczai  4. The Power of Second Reality: Communist Myths and Representations of Democracy Harald Wydra  5. ‘Mazepa’ as a Symbolic Figure of Ukrainian Autonomy Thomas Grob  6. Misoteutonic Myths: Lopping Noses in Hussite Nationalism and Love’s Sweet Cure Robert Pynsent  7. The Myth of the Dialogue of Myths: Russia and Europe Walter Koschmal  8. Myths and Democratic Attitudes in Poland and Russia: An Intermedial Comparison Alexander Woll  9. Contested Traditions? The Democratic Uses of Three National Holidays in Contemporary Hungary Heino Nyyssonen  10. The Paradox of Infra-Liberalism: Towards a Genealogy of ‘Managed Democracy’ in Putin’s Russia Sergei Prozorov  11. Myth and Democratic Identity in Putin’s Russia Richard Sakwa