Crossing the line : vagrancy, homelessness and social displacement in Russia
How do people find themselves homeless? Why are the needs of homeless people almost totally neglected in Russian society? Which lines do they cross to become complete outsiders? Attempting to answer these questions, this book explores the experience of homeless people in Russia both in the late Soviet period and during post-socialist transition.
x, 189 p. ; 24 cm.
9780754618133, 0754618137
1170828861
Contents: Introduction. The Homeless Experience in Russia Today: Homeless people and urban social space; Street society; The process of homelessness. Pathways Into Homelessness: Homelessness in the Soviet Union; Soviet outcasts: displacement, expulsion and self-expulsion; Homelessness in post-Soviet Russia; Displacement and paths into homelessness; Homelessness and regulation of social space. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.