{"product_id":"russian-television-today-david-macfadyen-9780415424622","title":"Russian Television Today: Primetime Drama and Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamining the role of dramatized narratives in Russian television, this book stresses the ways in which the Russian government under Putin use primetime television to express a new understanding of what it means to be Russian, answering key questions of national identity for modern Russians in dealing with their recent history: 'What really happened to us?' and, accordingly, 'Why?' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers important issues in Russian television today, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe reworking of new 'national' on-screen heroes \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eits relationship with classic literature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe revisionist portrayal of a romantic portrait of life in the Soviet era\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe role of thematic elements such as love, fidelity, humour and irony \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe particularly pressing problem of crime and its representation on screen as Mafia or police adventure, and its political usage by the Putin administration. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a detailed account of the critical issues in contemporary Russian television, relating them to broader social and political developments in Russian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Macfadyen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415424623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415424622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 7.20w x 0.76d","brand":"David Macfadyen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136085438719,"sku":"9780415424622","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b84c8918-aa2b-4276-b5b0-a0c79fa068be.jpg?v=1770160413","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/russian-television-today-david-macfadyen-9780415424622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}