Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia: Television, Cinema and the State

ISBN-13: 9780367734060 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 258 str.

Mariëlle Wijermars

Opis

This book critically examines the role of cinema and television in shaping and spreading narratives of memory politics in contemporary Russia to provide a better understanding both of the various ways the Russian government practices memory politics, and the existence of alternative and critical voices and criticism.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - Memory Politics and the Remediation of Cultural Memory Case Studies Chapter 3 - Petr Stolypin Chapter 4 - Aleksandr Nevskii Chapter 5 - The Time of Troubles Chapter 6 - Ivan the Terrible and the Oprichnina Chapter 7 - The Trial of Time Chapter 8 - Conclusion

O autorze

Mariëlle Wijermars is a postdoctoral researcher at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.