Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia: Discursive Identity Strategies

ISBN-13: 9780748697434 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 248 str.

Ammon Cheskin

Opis

"The political shocks of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis have been felt in many former Soviet countries, not least Latvia, where over 35% of the population are native Russian speakers. At a time when analysts and commentators are unsure about Russia's future plans to intervene on behalf of their 'compatriots', this study provides a detailed political and cultural analysis of Russian-speaking identity in Latvia. By using Russian-speakers in Latvia as a specific case study, this volume also offers a fresh methodological approach to the study of discourses and discursive strategies. It outlines a coherent methodology to study the evolution of discourses over time, rather than a single de-contextualized and static time period."

Spis treści

Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1: Introduction; 2: Discourse, memory, and identity; 3: Latvian state and nation building; 4: Russian-language media and identity formation; 5: Examining Russian-speaking identity from below; 6: The ‘democratisation of history’ and generational change; 7: The primacy of politics? Political discourse and identity formation; 8: The Russian Federation and Russian-speaking identity in Latvia; Conclusions; Appendices; Glossary; Bibliography