POL 254 Lecture 3: Notes on Maps
29 Sep 2016
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John misey: maps, territorial expansion + regime change meant constant need for new maps, need to redefine space. Soviet times: an attempt to create a coherent, shared notion of soviet space . In what sense is space connected to identity? c. Is russian unwieldy space closely connected with russian unwieldy history: the concepts of neob yatny proctor! Imperial space: what is tsar of all rus or in english mis-translation of all the russias , the imperial space is the history of russia"s expansion into east, west and south. b. i. These expansions caused problems with sweden and poland. e. South: long-going struggles for the sovereignty over the black sea. Crimea & cuban (not that cuba) region annexed by catherine. f. Russia russia"s space is defined in terms of mystery: differences between terms volia (freedom in space) and svoboda (individual freedom). The flat, monotonous and vast territory is transformed into a symbol of endless potential g.
