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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787161703321

Autore

Kovalyova Natalia

Titolo

Unlearning the Soviet tongue : discursive practices of a democratizing polity / / Natalia Kovalyova

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-0296-2

0-7391-9194-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Disciplina

300/.947

Soggetti

Democratization - Soviet Union

Soviet Union Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Discursive Dimensions of Democratization; 2 Governing and the Press; 3 Ordinary Voices on the Forum; 4 Elite Voices on the Forum; 5 A Democratic Chorus Yet?; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book refines the discursive theory of democratization by juxtaposing the elite and lay discourses in post-Soviet Russia (1996-2008). Through examining how Russians position themselves as political subjects, the analysis demonstrates that Russians rarely identify as true democrats.</span></span>