Machine generated contents note: 1. Shifting Vision of the Nation: Constructs of Russianness in the Aftermath of the Crimean War -- 2. Varangian Legend: Defining the Nation through the Foundation Myth -- 3. War as Peace: The Symbol of Popular War during the Polish Uprising (1863-64) -- 4. Literary Representations of a Nation at War: From Apocalyptic Battle to Beehive -- 5. Myth of Spiritual Descent: Remapping the Empire
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-260) and index