Freedom of speech in Russia : politics and media from Gorbachev to Putin / / Daphne Skillen

• Autore: Skillen Daphne
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (373 pages)
• Disciplina: 302.230947084
• Soggetto topico: Mass media - Political aspects - Soviet Union; Mass media - Political aspects - Russia (Federation); Freedom of speech - Soviet Union; Freedom of speech - Russia (Federation); Mass media policy - Soviet Union; Mass media policy - Russia (Federation)
• Soggetto geografico: Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-; Soviet Union Politics and government 1945-1991
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Liberties and Rights. Dimensions of Free Speech -- What Price Free Speech? -- The Normalisation of Lying. The Gorbachev Era: Glasnost -- The Coup: Give Freedom a Chance -- The Yeltsin Era: Free Speech -- The Putin Regime: Patrimonial Media -- Conclusion.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book traces the life of free speech in Russia from the final years of the Soviet Union to the present. It shows how long-cherished hopes for an open society in which people would speak freely and tell truth to power fared under Gorbachev’s glasnost; how free speech was a real, if fractured, achievement of Yeltsin’s years in power; and how easy it was for Putin to reverse these newly won freedoms, imposing a ‘patrimonial’ media that sits comfortably with old autocratic and feudal traditions. The book explores why this turn seemed so inexorable and now seems so entrenched. It examines the historical legacy, and Russia’s culturally ambivalent perception of freedom, which Dostoyevsky called that ‘terrible gift’. It evaluates the allure of western consumerism and Soviet-era illusions that stunted the initial promise of freedom and democracy. The behaviour of journalists and their apparent complicity in the distortion of their profession come under scrutiny. This ambitious study covering more than 30 years of radical change looks at responses ‘from above’ and ‘from below’, and asks whether the players truly understood what was involved in the practice of free speech.
• Titolo autorizzato: Freedom of speech in Russia
• ISBN: 9781138787667; 1-315-76625-6; 1-317-65988-0; 1-317-65989-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153198203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: BASEES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies.