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Rich Russians’ Philanthropy
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Chapter 5 describes the networks of philanthropy that upper-class Russians have cultivated since the early 2000s in order to legitimize their wealth. It reports on the importance rich Russians attribute to the revival of Russia’s nineteenth-century tradition of elite philanthropy; the Orthodox church’s taboo against discussing one’s giving; and the preference for supporting healthy, deserving children. It also describes projects that provide educational opportunities, care for the sick, and those that strengthen Russian art and the intelligentsia. Finally, it identifies how philanthropy is being used as a lever to reshape civil society, restore trust in the social hierarchy, and fashion a new generation of supposedly deserving bourgeoisie. Overall, it suggests that bourgeois philanthropists have constructed complex ideas about their lives, their influence in the present, and their posthumous legacy.
Title: Rich Russians’ Philanthropy
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Chapter 5 describes the networks of philanthropy that upper-class Russians have cultivated since the early 2000s in order to legitimize their wealth.
It reports on the importance rich Russians attribute to the revival of Russia’s nineteenth-century tradition of elite philanthropy; the Orthodox church’s taboo against discussing one’s giving; and the preference for supporting healthy, deserving children.
It also describes projects that provide educational opportunities, care for the sick, and those that strengthen Russian art and the intelligentsia.
Finally, it identifies how philanthropy is being used as a lever to reshape civil society, restore trust in the social hierarchy, and fashion a new generation of supposedly deserving bourgeoisie.
Overall, it suggests that bourgeois philanthropists have constructed complex ideas about their lives, their influence in the present, and their posthumous legacy.
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