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1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
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Russian language and society
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Russian language and society.
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Summary |
"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. Drawing on media analysis, elite interviews, focus groups and survey data, Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia situates the identity strategies of Russian speakers within the political, cultural, and economic transformations of the post-Soviet era. By assessing political, cultural, and economic links with their home state (Latvia) and their potential kin-state (Russia), it offers important insights into the complex identity positions of Latvia, Russian speakers, and how these positions have evolved in Latvia since the late Soviet period"--Back cover. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-223) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Discourse, memory, and identity -- Latvian state and nation-building -- Russian-language media and identity formation -- Examining Russian-speaking identity from below -- The "democratisation of history" and generational change -- The primacy of politics? Political discourse and identity formation -- The Russian Federation and Russian-speaking identity in Latvia -- A bright future? |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Russian language -- Social aspects -- Latvia.
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Russian language -- Social aspects. |
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Latvia. |
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Anthropological linguistics.
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Anthropological linguistics. |
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Latvia -- Ethnic relations.
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Ethnic relations. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Cheskin, Ammon. Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2016] 9780748697434 (OCoLC)914222170 |
ISBN |
0748697446 electronic book |
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9780748697441 (electronic book) |
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9780748697434 |
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0748697438 |
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9781474418539 |
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1474418538 |
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