 | The Socialist Way of Life in Siberia: Transformation in Buryatia Subjects: Buriats -- Politics and government; Buriats -- Social conditions; Buriats -- Social life and customs; Socialism -- Social aspects -- Russia (Federation) -- Buriatiia; Social change -- Russia (Federation) -- Buriatiia; Social change -- Russia (Federation); The Buryats are a Mongolian population in Siberian Russia, the largest indigenous minority. The Socialist Way of Life in Siberia presents the dramatic transformation in their everyday lives during the late twentieth century. The book challenges the common notion that the process of modernization during the later Soviet period created a Buryat national assertiveness rather than assimilation or support for the state. Chakars Melissa : Melissa Chakars is Assistant Professor at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia. |
