Hero’ in post-Soviet rhetoric. To be sure, this chapter’s treatment of the tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky ends up showing his ‘de-hero-ification’ after initial (positive) comparisons of him with those imprisoned earlier in Russian history. The fact of Khodorkovsky’s release from prison and exit from Russia made it difficult to continue to portray him as a victim or a Russian hero. Still, the Khodorkovsky saga does illustrate how even a fairly unsavoury individual can be glorified (briefly) in Russian rhetoric because of his suffering. Yuliya Minkova’s Making Martyrs presents an interesting argument about an important side of Russian culture: the cult of suffering/sacrifice. One may, however, question whether her theoretical framework (Agamben and Oleg Kharkhordin, in particular) really illuminates her argument rather than obscure it. Still, for those wanting to understand better the recesses of the ‘Russian soul’, this book is recommended.

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Silvia Z. Mitchell，王后、母亲和女政治家：奥地利的玛丽安娜和西班牙政府

后苏联修辞中的英雄。可以肯定的是，本章对大亨米哈伊尔·霍多尔科夫斯基 (Mikhail Khodorkovsky) 的处理在将他与俄罗斯历史上早期被监禁的人进行了初步（正面）比较后，最终显示了他的“去英雄化”。霍多尔科夫斯基从监狱获释并离开俄罗斯的事实使人们很难继续将他描绘成受害者或俄罗斯英雄。尽管如此，霍多尔科夫斯基的传奇确实说明了即使是一个相当令人讨厌的人，也可以因为他的痛苦而在俄罗斯的言辞中（简短地）得到美化。Yuliya Minkova 的《制造烈士》提出了一个关于俄罗斯文化重要方面的有趣论点：对苦难/牺牲的崇拜。然而，人们可能会质疑她的理论框架（特别是 Agamben 和 Oleg Kharkhordin）是否真的阐明了她的论点，而不是模糊了它。仍然，