The Keys to Happiness
Sex and the Search for Modernity in Fin-de-Siècle Russia
Book • 1992
This book examines the role of sexuality in the pursuit of modernity during the fin-de-siècle period in Russia.
It delves into how societal attitudes towards sex influenced the broader cultural and intellectual landscape of the time.
Engelstein's work provides a nuanced understanding of Russia's unique position between traditional values and modern European influences.
It delves into how societal attitudes towards sex influenced the broader cultural and intellectual landscape of the time.
Engelstein's work provides a nuanced understanding of Russia's unique position between traditional values and modern European influences.
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Recommended by David Engerman as an example of how to write good Russian history without archives, published just before archives became widely available.
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