The developments in Russian official symbolical, cultural and social policies as well as the contradictory trajectories of important cultural, social and intell
An international collection of papers focused on media, culture and society in postcommunist Russia. Contributors deploy a wealth of primary data in examining t
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David G. Lewis explores the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin. Using contemporary case studies - including Rus
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