Staging the Transnistrian Identity Within the Heritage of Soviet Holidays

Bibliographic Data

ID2156294
AuthorsAla Şveţ (Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume24
Issue1
Pages98-116
Publication date2013-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory and Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-7206 • E-ISSN: 1477-2612
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02757206.2012.759326
OpenAlexW1977577131
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited17

This article focuses on the performance of three national holidays in Transnistria in the context of the ongoing consolidation of Transnistrian society since 1991. Transnistrian leaders play a key role in the construction of a distinct Transnistrian regional identity; hence this paper pays close attention to the speeches of Transnistrian leaders as reported in the mass media. In addition, I also base my conclusions on interviews with the residents of Rybnita. I was able to observe and describe the official commemorations of the anniversary of the October Revolution, May Day and Victory Day, all key Soviet holidays which are still celebrated in Transnistria, mostly by the older generation and members of the Communist Party. The theoretical framework of the article, therefore, relies on a constructivist approach to the nation-building process through the manipulation of public opinion by elites

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Communism · Consolidation (business · Context (archaeology · Identity (music · Media studies · National identity · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Victory · European Politics and Security · Gender Studies · History · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Soviet and Russian History

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