Special Theme of the Issue
Space, Consumption, and Identities in Post-Socialist Countries
(guest editors - O.Y. Gurova, J.O. Habeck)
Still Post-Socialism? Space, Aesthetic Judgments, Inequalities
pp. 3-8
The Changing Significance of Remoteness in Contemporary Russia
pp. 8-24
Dzerzhinka: Socialist Surfaces and Multiple Modernities of an Urban District in Novosibirsk
pp. 24-34
“Life After the Fall of the Giants”: Narrative Identities of the Residents of an Industrial Town
pp. 35-51
“People Dress So Brightly Here!”: Social Distinctions through Clothing in St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk
pp. 52-70
China Sets and Crystal Cups: Material Traces of the Communist Past in Romanian Homes
pp. 71-87
“Mafia Baroque”: The Post-Socialist Aesthetics, Architecture, and Urban Planning in Bulgaria
pp. 87-105
Afterward: Approaches to the Study of Post-Socialism
pp. 106-109
Ethnography of the Caucasus
The Secret Tongue of Warriors: Ossetian Language of the Chase
pp. 110-116
Forms of Territorial-Political Self-Organization of the Abkhaz in the 18th—19th Centuries
pp. 117-127
Articles and Materials
The “Paris Mysteries” of Komi’s Capital: The Multiplicity of Images and Identities in the Cultural Space of a City
pp. 128-147
Bioindustry and the Ethics of Consumption as a Trend in the Contemporary World: Austrian and Russian Experiences
pp. 148-163
The Holiday Calendar of the Russian Village of the 19th – Early 20th Centuries: On the Issue of Correlation between Work Days and Holidays
pp. 164-176
The Structure of Scythe, Hay Mowing, and Ethnic-Cultural Adaptation of Ukrainians of the Carpathians (Late 19th – Early 20th Centuries)
pp. 177-185
Reviews and Surveys
Review of F. Laplantine. Quand le moi devient autre. Connaitre, echanger, transformer. Paris, 2012
pp. 186-189
Review of Smert’ v Makharashtre: Voobrazheniie, vospriiatiie, voploshcheniie (Death in Maharashtra: Imagination, Perception, Embodiment). Moscow, 2012
pp. 189-191