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Lifestyle in Siberia J and the Russian North o a c h Edited by Joachim Otto Habeck i m This book draws on a wide range of theoreti cal perspecti ves O – from Chaney and Bourdieu to Berger, Sontag and Bakhti n – t and from ideas about nostalgia to theories of consumpti on, t nati on, and ethnicity. The ethnographic detail in each chapter o is impressive, and in my view is the real core of the book. It is H a resource which will be widely used by Russian, Soviet and Lifestyle in Siberia a postsocialist specialists, by anthropologists, sociologists and b geographers, and by anyone interested in cultural studies, e material culture and consumpti on, and place and ethnicity. c k —Dr. Frances Pine, Goldsmiths, University of London and the Russian North ( e Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North breaks new d ground by exploring the concept of lifestyle from a dis� nctly .) anthropological perspec� ve. Showcasing the collec� ve work of ten experienced scholars in the fi eld, the book goes beyond concepts of tradi� on that have o� en been the focus of previous research, to explain how poli� cal, economic and technological changes in Russia have created a wide range of new possibili� es and constraints in the pursuit L of diff erent ways of life. i f Each contribu� on is drawn from me� culous fi rst-hand fi eld e research, and the authors engage with theore� cal ques� ons s t such as whether and how the concept of lifestyle can be y extended beyond its conven� onally urban, Euro-American l context and employed in a markedly diff erent se� ng. Lifestyle e in Siberia and the Russian North builds on the contributors’ clear i commitment to diversifying the fi eld and providing a novel and n in� mate insight into this vast and dynamic region. S i This book provides inspiring reading for students and teachers b of Anthropology, Sociology and Cultural Studies and for anyone e interested in Russia and its regions. By providing ethnographic r case studies, it is also a useful basis for teaching anthropological i a methods and concepts, both at graduate and undergraduate level. Rigorous and innova� ve, it marks an important a contribu� on to the study of Siberia and the Russian North. n d As with all Open Book publica� ons, this en� re book is available t to read for free on the publisher’s website. Printed and digital h edi� ons, together with supplementary digital material, can also e be found at www.openbookpublishers.com R Cover image: Ulan-Ude, 2009 Par� cipants u of a brass band open-air fes� val are s s returning to their hostel from the main i square where they have just performed. a Photo: Luděk Brož, CC-BY. n Cover design: Mar� na Tóthová and N Anna Ga� o r t e h book ebook and OA edi� ons also available Edited by OPEN Joachim Otto Habeck ACCESS OBP www.openbookpublishers.com LIFESTYLE IN SIBERIA AND THE RUSSIAN NORTH Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North Edited by Joachim Otto Habeck https://www.openbookpublishers.com © 2019 Joachim Otto Habeck. Copyright of individual chapters is maintained by the chapters’ authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the text; to adapt the text and to make commercial use of the text providing attribution is made to the authors (but not in any way that suggests that they endorse you or your use of the work). Attribution should include the following information: Joachim Otto Habeck (ed.), Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North. Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, 2019, https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0171 In order to access detailed and updated information on the license, please visit, https:// doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0171#copyright Further details about CC BY licenses are available at, https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0/ All external links were active at the time of publication unless otherwise stated and have been archived via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine at https://archive.org/web Updated digital material and resources associated with this volume are available at https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0171#resources Every effort has been made to identify and contact copyright holders and any omission or error will be corrected if notification is made to the publisher. ISBN Paperback: 978-1-78374-717-7 ISBN Hardback: 978-1-78374-718-4 ISBN Digital (PDF): 978-1-78374-719-1 ISBN Digital ebook (epub): 978-1-78374-720-7 ISBN Digital ebook (mobi): 978-1-78374-721-4 ISBN XML: 978-1-78374-722-1 DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0171 Cover image: Ulan-Ude, 2009. Participants of a brass band open-air festival are returning to their hostel from the main square where they’ve just performed. Photo: Luděk Brož, CC-BY. Cover design: Martina Tóthová and Anna Gatti. Contents Note on transliteration ix Note on translations x Notes on Contributors xi Preface xv 1. Introduction: Studying Lifestyle in Russia 1 Joachim Otto Habeck Outline of the book 2 The concept of lifestyle in sociological and anthropological 5 literature Towards research on lifestyle in Siberia: some remarks on 17 the regional context The concept of lifestyle in Russian social science literature 21 First insights obtained in the course of the research project 27 References 29 2. Implications of Infrastructure and Technological Change 35 for Lifestyles in Siberia Dennis Zuev and Joachim Otto Habeck Major infrastructural and related social changes during the 36 last three decades Entering the post-Soviet 1990s: personal experiences 38 Movement, telecommunication, and lifestyle in peripheral 42 settings Overview of field sites 48 Means of transportation 58 vi Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North Telecommunication, media, social networks, and 80 photography Conclusion 92 References 95 3. Lifestyle and Creative Engagement with Rural Space in 105 Northwest Russia Masha Shaw (née Maria Nakhshina) Kitchen table talk as a research tool 109 (Dis-)empowered by the state: lifestyles of (im)mobility 111 Life histories over “liquidation” of time 116 Conclusion: lifestyle as a creative engagement with place 125 References 127 4. Holiday Convergences, Holiday Divergences: Siberian 131 Leisure Mobilities Under Late Socialism and After Luděk Brož and Joachim Otto Habeck Tourism and holiday-making during late socialism 133 Precursors and “noble causes” of socialist holiday worlds 140 Divergent travel biographies in the first post-Soviet decade 146 Growth of the Siberian tourist industry in the 2000s 150 New directions and motivations: post-socialist holiday 154 worlds Final thoughts on the future of tourism to, from, and within 160 Siberia References 162 5. Spatial Imaginaries and Personal Topographies in 167 Siberian Life Stories: Analysing Movement and Place in Biographical Narratives Joseph J. Long Mobility, geography, and topography 168 Narratives, images, and the spatial imaginary 170 Changing spatial imaginaries and possibilities for travel 172 Institutionalised rites of passage in travel biographies 175 Narratives of discovery 178 Movement that anchors: roots and rodina in personal 179 topographies Visualising social encounters 181 Contents vii Movement as lifestyle 184 Conclusion 187 References 189 6. Something like Happiness: Home Photography in the 191 Inquiry of Lifestyles Jaroslava Panáková On the notion of happiness 192 Photo elicitation interviews 196 Modernity the Siberian way 206 Home photography in Siberia 208 Biographical narratives: consistencies and ruptures 213 “Collective and individual” 215 “Reading” the narratives along the photographs 218 “Significant other” 234 Portraits of self 236 Conclusion 244 References 249 7. Soviet Kul’tura in Post-Soviet Identification: The 257 Aesthetics of Ethnicity in Sakha (Yakutia) Eleanor Peers Lifestyle, Aesthetics, and Identity Politics in Sakha (Yakutia) 259 Soviet policy, kul’tura, and lifestyle 275 Kul’tura and the emergence of ethnicity 284 Conclusion: Soviet aesthetics and the Yhyakh 288 References 290 8. Ethnicity on the Move: National-Cultural Organisations 295 in Siberia Artem Rabogoshvili Ethnic diversity in the Baikal region 296 Ethnic activism and lifestyle: paradigms of research 298 Divides and disparities among ethnic activists in Siberia 301 Original home and mobility 305 New home and visual self-presentation 314 Conclusion 325 References 328 viii Lifestyle in Siberia and the Russian North 9. “We are not Playing Life, We Live Here”: Playful 331 Appropriation of Ancestral Memory in a Youth Camp in Western Siberia Ina Schröder Shared sensibilities: taking charge of local youth 333 Summer camp as a lifestyle 336 Play and self-cultivation 339 Indigenisation of Zarnitsa: retrieving one’s ancestral memory 342 Gender norms, roles, and experiences in the role-playing 348 game Conclusion 360 References 362 10. A Taste for Play: Lifestyle and Live-Action Role-Playing in 365 Siberia and the Russian Far East Tatiana Barchunova and Joachim Otto Habeck Live-action role-playing (LARP) in Siberia today 366 The concept of lifestyle and its relevance to taste, play, and 368 game LARP as practice: separation and mixture of game and reality 371 LARP and lifestyle: casual, regular, and total larpers 384 Conclusion 393 References 396 11. Conclusions 399 Joachim Otto Habeck Beyond 2011: an update on social and cultural shifts in Russia 400 Lifestyle, habits of travelling, and visual forms of 412 self-presentation Reassessing the concept of lifestyle 423 Lifestyle and modernity in post-Soviet Russia 425 References 430 Appendix: On Research Design and Methods 435 Joachim Otto Habeck and Jaroslava Panáková References 448 List of Illustrations 451 Index 457 Note on transliteration In the main text of this volume, certain geographic and other terms widely known to an English-speaking readership are given in their conventional forms (e.g. Buryatia, intelligentsia, Moscow, Yakutia). All other words and phrases transliterated from Cyrillic script are rendered in accordance with the ALA-LC (American Library Association and Library of Congress) romanisation table, available at https://www.loc. gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/russian.pdf, with the exception of the Cyrillic letters е, ю, я — rendered in this volume as ye, yu, ya when at the beginning of a word. Words and phrases from Sakha language may also include ө, ү and h, rendered in this volume as ö, ü and h. Cyrillic Latin Cyrillic Latin А а A a Р р R r Б б B b С с S s В в V v Т т T t Г г G g У у U u Д д D d Ф ф F f Е е e Ye* ye* Х х Kh kh Ё ё Ë ë Ц ц Ts ts Ж ж Zh zh Ч ч Ch ch З з Z z Ш ш Sh sh И и I i Щ щ Shch shch Й й I i ъ “ К к K k Ы ы Y y Л л L l ь ‘ М м M m Э э E e Н н N n Ю ю iu Yu* yu* О о O o Я я ia Ya* ya* П п P p *at the beginning of a word

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