@misc{Godula-Węcławowicz_Róża_Urban_2012-2013,
 author={Godula-Węcławowicz, Róża},
 volume={33-34},
 copyright={Rights Reserved - Free Access},
 address={Warszwa},
 journal={Ethnologia Polona},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2012-2013},
 publisher={Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Sciences},
 language={eng},
 abstract={The author of the present article interprets ethnological and anthropological reflections upon the city as the art or reading the signs and symbols of urban culture as well as the lifestyles characteristic for this environment. Thus, it requires the skill of creating an interpretative narrative about a contemporary or historical city. The present analysis is focused on two former capitals: Cracow and Saint Petersburg. Both are regarded as unique, both have a special place in the history of the nations that build them, and create an interpretational context for contemporary events. The little narratives pertaining to these very different cities are composed of small episodes observed in the multi-dimensional urban structure. These events create a characteristic semantic network. Cracow’s European stylisation is constructed on the basis of two contradictory sources treated loosely and selectively: pan-European labels and local cultural identity. The imperial image of Petersburg was first created by its founder, Tsar Peter the Great. Both the city and the state managed to survived the ravages of time; Petersburg’s potential is now used to the full by the contemporary leader of Russia Vladimir Putin. Born in Petersburg, Putin knows how to employ the myth of the city to create his political image},
 type={Text},
 title={Urban anthropology. Little narratives about Cracow and Saint Petersburg},
 URL={http://rcin.org.pl/Content/54889/PDF/WA308_75369_P368_Urban-anthropology_I.pdf},
 keywords={Cracow, Saint Petersburg, urban anthropology, city little narratives},
}