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Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia Television, Cinema and the State / Mariëlle Wijermars
| Material Type | E-Book |
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| Edition | 1 ed |
| Publisher | [s.l.] : Taylor & Francis |
| Year | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Size | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
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| Media type | 機械可読データファイル |
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| Contents | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Memory politics beyond the Kremlin walls; Governmental memory politics in post-Soviet Russia; History on the small and big screens; Methodology; 2. Memory politics and the remediation of cultural memory; Cultural memory and political legitimacy; The politics of memory: conformity and contestation; Memory politics on screen; Remediation; Case studies; 3. Petr Stolypin: The making of a cultural memory; Stolypin in the Russian historical and political imagination Institutionalisation of Stolypin's memoryFilm and television analyses; Petr Stolypin ... The Undrawn Lessons (2006); The Name is Russia (2008): Petr Stolypin; Petr Stolypin: A Shot at Russia (2012); Conclusion; 4. Aleksandr Nevskii: The saviour of Orthodox civilisation; Nevskii in the Russian historical and political imagination; A beacon of Orthodox morality in the face of globalisation; The Russian Orthodox Church and cultural memory; Nevskii as the founding father of Russian foreign policy; Film and television analyses; Aleksandr: The Neva Battle (2008); The Name is Russia (2008); Conclusion 5. The Time of Troubles: The cyclical return of chaosThe Time of Troubles in the Russian political and cultural imagination; Institutionalisation of the memory: the Day of National Unity; Memory chains; Film and television analyses; TV documentaries on the occasion of the Day of National Unity (2005-2006); 1612: Chronicles of the Time of Troubles (2007); Boris Godunov (2011); Conclusion; 6. Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina: Subversive histories; Ivan the Terrible in the Russian historical and political imagination; The concept of 'Novaia Oprichnina' Ivan the Terrible and Orthodox fundamentalismFilm and television analyses; Ivan the Terrible (2009); Tsar (2009); The Trial of Time (2010); Conclusion; 7. The Trial of Time; The trial of The Trial of Time; Cancellation and reappearance; 8. Conclusion; List of interviews; References; Index |
| Notes | 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 Open Access Description based on print version record |
| Authors | *Wijermars, Mariëlle |
| Subjects | LCSH:Electronic books FREE:History LCSH:Political science BISACSH:Political Science / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union BISACSH:Political Science FREE:Political science FREE:Memory FREE:Motion pictures FREE:Motion pictures -- Political aspects All Subject Search FREE:Politics and government FREE:Russia (Federation) FREE:2000-2099 |
| Classification | DC23:791.430947/086 |
| ID | ED00003803 |
| ISBN | 9781351007191 |