Homemaking in the Russian-speaking Diaspora: Material Culture, Language and Identity

Bringing together scholars specialising in Russian studies, linguistic and cultural anthropology, sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics, this collection examines the discursive practices in which migrants' homes are framed, negotiated and constructed to reveal the complexity and ambivalence of home as a concept and as a phenomenon of social life.

By examining migrants' stories about moving home, the book explores the stages of linguistic and cultural adaptation. It demonstrates that immigrants' homes are semiotic storehouses revealing their owners' past and present as well as aspirations for the future. It presents the first multifaceted investigation of the interdependence of materiality and emotions and materiality and language use by Russian-speaking immigrants.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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List of Figures and Tables
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List of Contributors
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: Images of Home away from Home
pp 1-19
- By Maria Yelenevskaya, Ekaterina Protassova
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1 - Constructing Home away from Home: The Case of the Interwar Russian Refugees and the Post-Soviet Migrants in Greece
pp 20-42
- By Kira Kaurinkoski
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2 - Russian Objects and Russian Homes: A Sociological Reflection on Homes and Migration
pp 43-62
- By Anna Pechurina
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3 - ‘Material Stories’ and Cross-referencing: Experiences of Home and Migration among Women from Russia Living in Japan
pp 63-77
- By Ksenia Golovina
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4 - The Role of Material Objects in the Home Interiors of Russian Speakers in Finland
pp 78-96
- By Ekaterina Protassova, Kirill Reznik
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5 - The Role of Possessions in Adaptation to a New Life
pp 97-118
- By Marika Kalyuga
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6 - The Hollywood Kazwup: Historic Russian Restaurants in Los Angeles, 1918–1989
pp 119-139
- By Sasha Razor
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7 - Language as a Home Tradition: Linguistic Practices of the Russian Community in San Javier, Uruguay
pp 140-163
- By Gleb Pilipenko
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8 - The Russian-Israeli Home: A Blend of Cultures
pp 164-186
- By Maria Yelenevskaya
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9 - Russian-speaking Immigrant Women in Turkey: Histories of Moving ‘Homes’ and ‘Homelands’
pp 187-208
- By Liaisan Şahin
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10 - A Journey to a New Home: Language, Identity and Material Culture
pp 209-229
- By Larissa Aronin
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Index
pp 230-234
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Material Culture, Language and Identity

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures and Tables
pp vii-x

List of Contributors
pp xi-xiv

Acknowledgements
pp xv-xvi

Introduction: Images of Home away from Home
pp 1-19

1 - Constructing Home away from Home: The Case of the Interwar Russian Refugees and the Post-Soviet Migrants in Greece
pp 20-42

2 - Russian Objects and Russian Homes: A Sociological Reflection on Homes and Migration
pp 43-62

3 - ‘Material Stories’ and Cross-referencing: Experiences of Home and Migration among Women from Russia Living in Japan
pp 63-77

4 - The Role of Material Objects in the Home Interiors of Russian Speakers in Finland
pp 78-96

5 - The Role of Possessions in Adaptation to a New Life
pp 97-118

6 - The Hollywood Kazwup: Historic Russian Restaurants in Los Angeles, 1918–1989
pp 119-139

7 - Language as a Home Tradition: Linguistic Practices of the Russian Community in San Javier, Uruguay
pp 140-163

8 - The Russian-Israeli Home: A Blend of Cultures
pp 164-186

9 - Russian-speaking Immigrant Women in Turkey: Histories of Moving ‘Homes’ and ‘Homelands’
pp 187-208

10 - A Journey to a New Home: Language, Identity and Material Culture
pp 209-229

Index
pp 230-234

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