| Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States: Press, Politics, and Identity in Transition 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Becker, Jonathan A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 033394965X ISBN-13: 9780333949658 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: This book examines changing Soviet and Russian press coverage of the US from the emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev through the re-election victory of Boris Yeltsin as Russian president in 1996 and onward to the Putin era. Jonathan A. Becker argues that due to the absence of a language to support the reform strategy, the Soviet press presented positive images of its chief ideological and military opponent, the US, as a means of supporting political, social, and economic reform. He suggests that the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a more self-confident Russia means that the symbolic and discursive significance of the US for Russia has diminished. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Political Science | World - Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 303.482 |
| LCCN: 2002075483 |
| Series: St. Antony's Series |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.58" W x 8.66" (0.77 lbs) 233 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines changing Soviet and Russian press coverage of the United States from the emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev through the presidency of Vladimir Putin. A new afterword focuses on recent developments in the Russian media and Russian press coverage of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Becker argues that due to the absence of a language to support the reform strategy, the Soviet press presented positive images of its chief ideological and military opponent, the United States, as a means of supporting political, social and economic reform. He suggests that the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a more self-confident Russia means that the symbolic and discursive significance of the United States for Russia has diminished. |
