Laura Georing, Professor of Russian at Carleton College, had her 2003 article "'Russian Nervousness': Neurasthenia and National Identity in Nineteenth-Century Russia" recently named one of the "highlights of the decade" by the journal Medical History. The 24 articles delve into the idea that although Russian popular understanding of neurasthenia bears little resemblance to the American version, both function similarly as cultural metaphors.
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