Space Imagination and Space Myths in Verbal Sources: Th e Case of Kronstadt

Th e article demonstrates the results of research of formed space myths in verbal sources by conducting polls and in-depth interviews with the citizens of Kronstadt town. Th ere is a diff usion of two space perceptions among the inhabitants: as an isolated fortress with its own temper and rules and...

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Main Author: S. O. Savin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jurist, Publishing Group 2015-09-01
Series:Sravnitelʹnaâ Politika
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Online Access:https://www.comparativepolitics.org/jour/article/view/303
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Summary:Th e article demonstrates the results of research of formed space myths in verbal sources by conducting polls and in-depth interviews with the citizens of Kronstadt town. Th ere is a diff usion of two space perceptions among the inhabitants: as an isolated fortress with its own temper and rules and as the suburbs of the big center. Given that the permanent connection with the “continent” has become possible quite recently, one can follow the dynamical infl uence of new transport routes on the myths and attributes of Kronstadt’s space.
ISSN:2221-3279
2412-4990