Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia
Proposal review
Television, Cinema and the State
Abstract
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.
Keywords
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 ContentDOI
10.4324/9781351007207ISBN
9781351007191, 9781351007177, 9781138543195, 9780367734060, 9781351007184, 9781351007207, 9781351007191OCN
1044757620Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
https://taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
Oxford, 2018Imprint
RoutledgeSeries
Studies in Contemporary Russia,Classification
History
Cultural studies
Media studies
Political leaders and leadership
Social and political philosophy
Far-left political ideologies and movements
Nationalism
Political campaigning and advertising
Sociology