Remaking Moscow: New Places, New Selves

The erratic course of the "transition" in Russia today undermines hope for the establishment of a genuine democracy supported by institutions of civil society. The West must accept that the outcome of the transition is unknown. Whether public space is emerging where the practices of civil...

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Published in:Geographical review 1999-01, Vol.89 (1), p.1-22
Main Author: Argenbright, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Automobiles
Bgi / Prodig
Cities
Civil society
Communism
Consumer advocacy
Consumerism
Consumers
Consumption
Culture
Democracy
Democratic consolidation
Europe
European part of the Russian Federation
Former USSR
Geographic profiles
Glasnost
Identity
Institution building
Moscow
Moscow, Russia
place
Police
Politics
Post-communist societies
Public space
Public spaces
Public sphere
Russia
Russia (Federative Republic)
Russian culture
Social aspects
Soviet Union
Territories
Urban conditions
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Summary:The erratic course of the "transition" in Russia today undermines hope for the establishment of a genuine democracy supported by institutions of civil society. The West must accept that the outcome of the transition is unknown. Whether public space is emerging where the practices of civil society have been able to take root is not clear at the moment. However, important transitions in daily life and everyday places are occurring, especially as a result of consumerism. If public space does take shape, it will have to be rooted in Moscow's new places. This study draws on the conceptual framework of Robert David Sack in an exploration of changes in places and selves in Moscow.
ISSN:0016-7428
1931-0846
DOI:10.1111/j.1931-0846.1999.tb00198.x