An exploration of glamour & celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, this study ranges across media forms, disciplinary boundaries & modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. The book demonstrates how the process of 'celebrification' in Russia coincides with social change & economic transformation.
An exploration of glamour & celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, this study ranges across media forms, disciplinary boundaries & modes of inquir...
This volume offers an in-depth investigation of the role of new media in the political, social and cultural life in the region of Europe-Asia. By focusing on new media, which is understood primarily as internet-enabled networked social practice, the book puts forward a political and cultural redefinition of the region which is determined by the recognition of the diversity of new media uses in the countries included in the study. This book focuses on the period prior to the advent of world internet revolutions, and it registers the region at its pivotal moment at the time of its entry into...
This volume offers an in-depth investigation of the role of new media in the political, social and cultural life in the region of Europe-Asia. By f...
Analysing films by established directors such as Sokurov and Zel'dovich, as well as lesser-known filmmakers like Balabanov and Kalatozishvili, this book explores the particular style of film presentation that has emerged in Russia since 2000, characterised by its use of highly abstract concepts and visual language.
Analysing films by established directors such as Sokurov and Zel'dovich, as well as lesser-known filmmakers like Balabanov and Kalatozishvili, this bo...
Among the many successes of the Soviet Union were inaugural space flight ahead of the United States and many other triumphs related to aviation. Aviators and cosmonauts enjoyed heroic status in the Soviet Union, and provided supports of the Soviet project with iconic figures which could be used to bolster the regime s visions, self-confidence and the image of itself as forward looking and futuristic. This book explores how the themes of space flight and aviation were depicted in Soviet films, art, architecture and literature. Incorporating many illustrations, the book covers a wide range...
Among the many successes of the Soviet Union were inaugural space flight ahead of the United States and many other triumphs related to aviation. Av...
One of the first books to explore Russian cinema in the new millennium, this volume captures the emergence of a new cinematic sensibility and interprets it through the framework of the symbolic mode.
One of the first books to explore Russian cinema in the new millennium, this volume captures the emergence of a new cinematic sensibility and interpre...
