St Antony's Series: Press, Politics and Identity in Transition

Becker, Jonathan A.

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-03-29

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780333949658

DOI: 10.1057/9780230598423

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 233