Karakats: the Bricolage of Hybrid Vehicles that Skate and Swim

This paper explores the material culture of ‘karakat’ (Russian karakatitsa) hybrid vehicles in the town of Kallaste, east Estonia. It focuses on the social factors that allow karakat culture to change. The region of study was part of the Soviet Union so the phenomenon of self-assembled vehicles impl...

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Main Authors: Patrick Laviolette, Alla Sirotina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2015-06-01
Series:Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
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Online Access:https://www.jef.ee/index.php/journal/article/view/188
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