Author Description

Introduction: Democracy And Myth In Russia And Eastern Europe: Myth And Reality / Harald Wydra -- Mythology And The Trickster: Interpreting Communism / Agnes Horvath -- The Non-being Of Communism And Myths Of Democratisation / Arpad Szakolczai -- The Power Of Second Reality: Communist Myths And Representations Of Democracy / Harald Wydra -- 'mazepa' As A Symbolic Figure Of Ukrainian Autonomy / Thomas Grob -- Misoteutonic Myths: Lopping Noses In Hussite Nationalism And Love's Sweet Cure / Robert B. Pynsent -- The Myth Of The Dialogue Of Myths: Russia And Europe / Walter Koschmal -- Myths And Democratic Attitudes In Poland And Russia: An Intermedial Comparison / Alexander Wöll -- Contested Traditions?: The Usage Of Three National Holidays In Contemporary Hungary / Heino Nyyssónen -- The Paradox Of Infra-liberalism: Towards A Genealogy Of 'managed Democracy' In Putin's Russia / Sergei Prozorov -- Myth And Democratic Identity In Putin's Russia / Richard Sakwa. Edited By Alexander Wöll And Harald Wydra. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.