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Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia

Door Jade McGlynn

Categorie
Rusland / Sovjet-Unie
Boeknummer
#433243-XY28
Titel
Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia
Auteur
McGlynn, Jade
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
London : Bloomsbury Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2023
ISBN10
1350280763
ISBN13
9781350280762
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original black boards, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, 8vo.
Samenvatting
"History and memory are now at the heart of Russian political and popular culture. Memory Makers charts the policies, practices, and performances that form the Russian government's 'call to history', as a way of coalescing Russian identity around sanitized views of the past. Based on extremely timely and deeply researched case studies on Ukraine, Syria, and the West, Jade McGlynn explores how Russian politicians and a pro-Kremlin media have 'historically framed' the news, conflating current policies with past triumphs and traumas, shedding critical new light on the role of the highly influential Ministry of Culture and Russian Military Historical Society in constructing a narrative of Russian 'history' which can shape everyday citizen's perceptions of contemporary politics under Putin... (Lees verder). Examining over 2000 articles, media broadcasts, and interviews with cultural producers, McGlynn demonstrates the vast scale of government initiatives to popularize patriotic history and realize its vision of the 'culturally conscious' Russian patriot. In doing so, she draws together developments, often seen as pathologically Russian, into comparison with global political and cultural trends"--
Pagina's
234
Conditie
Goed — Small brown stain on cut.
Prijs
€ 15,00

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