Russia's postcommunist past :The cathedral of christ the savior and the reimagining of national identity

History and Memory

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-62

  Haskins, Ekaterina V ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 77952874580     PISSN: 0935560X     EISSN: 15271994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ham.0.0015     Document Type: Article

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