New re-issue of "Tuva between the Past and the Future"

Sankt-Peterburg publishing house "Aleteya. Istoricheskaya khiga" has re-published a monograph by the Candidate of philosophy, editor-in-chief of the "New Research of Tuva"  journal, Chimiza Lamajaa, "Tuva mezhdu proshlym I budushchim" (SPB., 2011), (Tuva between the past and the future). The book was initially published in 2008 at the Moscow publishing center "Voskhod-A'" in a limited small issue, and has since become unobtainable for large strata of readers. This is the first time that the history of Tuva has been analyzed  on such a large scale and on so many different levels by a mind of a philosopher, the first time that new themes have been raised in the humanitarian knowledge about Tuva: the transformation of the traditional society of Tuva, the problems of forcible soviet mobilization of the region, the cultural traumatization of the Tuvans, the various generations of residents of Tuva in 20^th century, the national character of Tuvans, the influences of natural factors on the formation of idiosyncrasies of national character,  Tuvan political culture, clan behavior in Tuvan politics, new diasporas of Tuvans abroad, the concept "beyond the Sayan mountains" in Tuvan mentality, "Tuvan time" in culture, modernization potential in nomad culture, scenarios of Tuva in the future, and others.

According to the evaluation of Doctor of  historical sciences Nikolai Mollerov, it is with the publication of this milestone work that the author's "star lit up" on the sky of  scientific and scholarly endeavor.

The book was received with immense interest by the specialists. In the spring of 2009, at the Tuvan Institute of Humanitarian research of Government of RT, a meeting was held  of the staff  with the author of this publication. The journal "New Research of Tuva" has published several reviews of this work. The work of this scholar attracted attention of  the politicians of the republic as well, who carefully studied the work and also quoted the author in their presentations.

The first 2008 edition  of the monograph was approved by the decision of the sector of social philosophy of the Philosophy Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences.

The second edition contains corrections and additional material, which Ch. Lamajaa added, based on newly published scholarly literature about Tuva from 2008-2010, on her own evaluation of events in contemporary history of Tuva, as well as on scholarly discussions about the course of modernization of Russia, which was introduced in 2009 by the President of the country.

The book is published in an issue of 1000 volumes.  Part of  them (200 specimens) have been obtained by the Ministry of Culture of Republic Tyva; the books will be received by all the libraries of Tuva, and  some volumes will be sold at the Tuvan Institute of Humanitarian research. The rest of the issue  will be distributed by the largest bookseller organizations of Russia with which the publishing house "Aleteya" co-operates, as well as through the Internet.

Chimiza Lamajaa

"Tuva between the Past and the Future"

(SPB., 2011)

The contents:

Prologue to the second edition

Introduction

Chapter I. Pictures of History

1. Problems of methodology of history of Tuva
2. Traditional society
3. Tuvan modernization
4. Forcible  mobilization
5. Post-Soviet crisis

Chapter II.  Notes on the present

1. Tuvan national character
2. Political culture of Tuvans
3. Clan-type relationships as re-archaized tradition
4. Clan-type relationships in Tuvan politics

Chapter III.  Scenarios of the Future

1. Is modernization of Tuva possible? (Beginning)
2. Diaspora of Tuvans in mega-city setting
3. Generations in Tuvan society
4. Is modernization of Tuva possible? (Conclusion)

Epilogue

Bibliography

Appendix:  Publications in Tuvan media (2003-2007)

Summary