Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / J. Zigon -- Chapter One. Backgrounds / J. Zigon -- Chapter Two. Olya / J. Zigon -- Chapter Three. Larisa / J. Zigon -- Chapter Four. Olya And Larisa / J. Zigon -- Chapter Five. Dima / J. Zigon -- Chapter Six. Anna / J. Zigon -- Chapter Seven. Aleksandra Vladimirovna / J. Zigon -- Chapter Eight. Some Conclusions / J. Zigon -- References / J. Zigon -- Index / J. Zigon.

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The post-Soviet years have widely been interpreted as a period of intense moral questioning, debate, and struggle. Despite this claim few studies have revealed how this moral experience has been lived and articulated by Russians themselves. This book provides an intimate portrait of how five Muscovites have experienced the post-Soviet years as a period of intense refashioning of their moral personhood, and how this process can only be understood at the intersection of their unique personal experiences, a shared Russian/Soviet history, and increasingly influential global discourses and practices. The result is a new approach to understanding everyday moral experience and the processes by which new moral persons are cultivated.