UID:
almahu_9949694690102882
Format:
1 online resource (272 pages)
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781350280793
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9781350280779
Content:
"Since 2012, history and memory have been pushed into the heart of Russian political and popular culture by the Kremlin. Jade McGlynn outlines the various policies implemented as part of the Russian government's 'call to history', launched in 2012 as a way of coalescing Russian identity around sanitized views of the past, in doing so she charts the practices and performances of Russian 'history' in contemporary politics under Putin. With case studies on Ukraine, Syria, and sanctions, the book details how Russian politicians and a pro-Kremlin media have 'historically framed' the news, conflating current policies with past triumphs and traumas. Crucially, it explains the practical implementation of the call to history across civil society and popular culture by examining the role of the highly influential but under-researched Ministry of Culture and Russian Military Historical Society. Through in-depth case studies 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. Finally, she interprets this political preoccupation with history as symptomatic of populist responses to perceived loss of cultural identity, drawing developments, often seen as pathologically Russian, into comparison with global trends."--
Note:
Includes index.
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1.Taking Back Control of History 2. 'Living Forms of Patriotism': The Kremlin's Memory Policies -- 3. Historical Framing in Russian Media and Political Discourse -- 4. Framing the Past as Present: Case Studies on Ukraine, Sanctions, and Syria -- 5. Bringing History to Life: (Ab)uses of History in Popular Culture and Civil Society -- 6. Attaining Cultural Consciousness -- 7. The Future of History in Russia and Beyond -- Index.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781350280809
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.5040/9781350280793
URL:
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