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Between guns and music: local identity in provincial post-soviet city
The main topic of the article is the analysis of the contradictions of the local identity changes in Izhevsk. The empirical basis for this research consists of the interviews with the experts of different professions and a survey with a combined online and face-to-face strategy. According to data, it is possible to identify three ways of public presentation of Izhevsk: official pattern is associated with the personality of M. T. Kalashnikov, combination of military and soviet industry symbolism, and “antimilitarism” as a city of cultural industries. Residents of Izhevsk tend to support the first two ideas. The third image does not resonate with the townspeople. Contradictions in the representation of local identity affect the level of civic engagement of the population. Expressing a formal interest in urban change, residents are reluctant to invest significant resources in support of cultural institutions.
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