Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States: Press, Politics and Identity in Transition (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780333643143)

This book examines changing Soviet and Russian press coverage of the United States from the emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev through the presidency of Vladimir Putin. A new afterword focuses on recent developments in the Russian media and Russian press coverage of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Becker argues that due to the absence of a language to support the reform strategy, the Soviet press presented positive images of its chief ideological and military opponent, the United States, as a means of supporting political, social and economic reform. He suggests that the end of the Cold War and the emergence of a more self-confident Russia means that the symbolic and discursive significance of the United States for Russia has diminished.

Author: Jonathan A. Becker
ISBN-10: 0333643143
ISBN-13: 9780333643143
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 03/29/1999
Pages: 233
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d