Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia
This book examines the societal dynamics of memory politics in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian central government has increasingly actively employed cultural memory to claim political legitimacy and discredit all forms of political opposition. The rhetorical use of the pas...
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| description | This book examines the societal dynamics of memory politics in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian central government has increasingly actively employed cultural memory to claim political legitimacy and discredit all forms of political opposition. The rhetorical use of the past has become a defining characteristic of Russian politics, creating a historical foundation for the regime’s emphasis on a strong state and centralised leadership. Exploring memory politics, this book analyses a wide range of actors, from the central government and the Russian Orthodox Church, to filmmaker and cultural heavyweight Nikita Mikhalkov and radical thinkers such as Aleksandr Dugin. In addition, in view of the steady decline in media freedom since 2000, it critically examines the role of cinema and television in shaping and spreading these narratives. Thus, this book aims to gain a better understanding of the various means through which the Russian government practices its memory politics (e.g., the role of state media) and, on the other hand, to sufficiently value the existence of alternative and critical voices and criticism that existing studies tend to overlook. Contributing to current debates in the field of memory studies and of current affairs in Russia and Eastern Europe, this book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Russian Studies, Cultural Memory Studies, Nationalism and National Identity, Political Communication, Film, Television and Media Studies. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1598852025-05-20T05:21:30Z Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia Wijermars, Mariëlle Young Man Russia Ekho Moskvy Patriarch Aleksii II Memory Studies Aleksandr Nevskii Cinema Nikita Mikhalkov Cultural Memory Nikolai Svanidze Putin Russian Protest Movement Television Astrid Erll Media Tv Series Nationalism Western Society Tv Channel Historical Feature Films Iskusstvo Kino Official Memory Politics Memory Politics Boris Godunov Independent Documentary Maker Memory Chain Metropolitan Kirill Private Tv Channel Ria Novosti Tv’s Content thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHL Political leaders and leadership thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFN Nationalism thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWC Political campaigning and advertising thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology This book examines the societal dynamics of memory politics in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian central government has increasingly actively employed cultural memory to claim political legitimacy and discredit all forms of political opposition. The rhetorical use of the past has become a defining characteristic of Russian politics, creating a historical foundation for the regime’s emphasis on a strong state and centralised leadership. Exploring memory politics, this book analyses a wide range of actors, from the central government and the Russian Orthodox Church, to filmmaker and cultural heavyweight Nikita Mikhalkov and radical thinkers such as Aleksandr Dugin. In addition, in view of the steady decline in media freedom since 2000, it critically examines the role of cinema and television in shaping and spreading these narratives. Thus, this book aims to gain a better understanding of the various means through which the Russian government practices its memory politics (e.g., the role of state media) and, on the other hand, to sufficiently value the existence of alternative and critical voices and criticism that existing studies tend to overlook. Contributing to current debates in the field of memory studies and of current affairs in Russia and Eastern Europe, this book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Russian Studies, Cultural Memory Studies, Nationalism and National Identity, Political Communication, Film, Television and Media Studies. 2025-05-20T05:21:30Z 2025-05-20T05:21:30Z 2025-05-19T07:30:17Z 2018 book ONIX_20250519T091213_9781351007191_36 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102102 9781351007191 9781351007177 9781138543195 9780367734060 9781351007184 9781351007207 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159885 eng Studies in Contemporary Russia open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102102/1/9781351007191.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781351007207 10.4324/9781351007207 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 fadd8297-42f8-470b-bd96-c93ba4cb2b74 9781351007191 9781351007177 9781138543195 9780367734060 9781351007184 9781351007207 Routledge 266 Oxford [...] open access |
| spellingShingle | Young Man Russia Ekho Moskvy Patriarch Aleksii II Memory Studies Aleksandr Nevskii Cinema Nikita Mikhalkov Cultural Memory Nikolai Svanidze Putin Russian Protest Movement Television Astrid Erll Media Tv Series Nationalism Western Society Tv Channel Historical Feature Films Iskusstvo Kino Official Memory Politics Memory Politics Boris Godunov Independent Documentary Maker Memory Chain Metropolitan Kirill Private Tv Channel Ria Novosti Tv’s Content thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCC Cultural studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHL Political leaders and leadership thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFC Far-left political ideologies and movements thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFN Nationalism thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPW Political activism / Political engagement::JPWC Political campaigning and advertising thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JH Sociology and anthropology::JHB Sociology Wijermars, Mariëlle Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia |
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