The country of names. As we call streets, villages and cities in Russia
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Geographical names - toponyms - our main guideline in space, but with their help you can move in time: in each name - hopes, ambitions and aesthetics of different eras. Since the 18th century, the Russian authorities have been actively involved in toponymic creativity, using the names as an instrument of ideological influence. The desire to subjugate toponymy to great state tasks led to the fact that the change of rulers and regimes was followed by waves of renaming. In the book of Sergei Nikitin, the layer behind the layer deciphered the meanings lurking in the current and previous names of Russian cities, villages and streets. Each chapter is a journey through a huge country, from Vladivostok to Novozybkov, from Norilsk to Sochi, and its history - from Peter the Great to the present day. Sergey Nikitin is a historian, culturologist, creator and head of the international educational project "Velonotte), known for night bike rogues with scientists and architects in the cities of the world
Author:
Author:Nikitin S. A.
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Arts & Photography
- Category:Languages
- Category:Politics & Social Science
- Category:Reference books
Series:
Series: What is Russia
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-4448-1177-1
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