Europe in the Mirror of Russia
How Interwar Travels to the Soviet Union Reshaped European Perceptions of Borders, Time and History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12269781 |
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| Authors | Jessica Wardhaugh (0000-0002-9120-2243, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 97-113 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary European History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0960-7773 • E-ISSN: 1469-2171 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0960777321000849 |
| OpenAlex | W4229000137 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Studies of interwar travels from Europe to Russia tend to prioritise reactions to the Soviet Union. This article, in contrast, examines how travellers reflected on Europe in the mirror of Russia and focuses on the little-studied writing and reception of narratives by Andrée Viollis, Luc Durtain, Georges Duhamel and Alfred Fabre-Luce in the late 1920s. Through a comparative analysis shaped by recent histories of temporality, the article explores how encounters between Europe and Russia challenged assumptions on borders, time and history. Although Europeans are generally associated with a model of linear, evolutionary time, this case study reveals their engagement with competing models of time as linear, cyclical and salvational
Art · Economics · Epistemology · European union · Literature · Narrative · Perception · Political science · Politics · Soviet union · Temporality · Central European national history · French Historical and Cultural Studies · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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