ISBN:
0748697446
,
9780748697441
,
9781474418539
,
1474418538
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xiv, 230 pages)
,
illustrations.
Series Statement:
Russian language and society
Parallel Title:
Print version Cheskin, Ammon Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia
DDC:
306.442917104796
Keywords:
Russian language Social aspects
;
Latvia
;
Anthropological linguistics
;
Russian language Social aspects
;
Anthropological linguistics
;
Russian language Social aspects
;
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Reference
;
Anthropological linguistics
;
Ethnic relations
;
Russian language ; Social aspects
;
Russen
;
Identitätsentwicklung
;
Russisch
;
Latvia Ethnic relations
;
Latvia
;
Latvia Ethnic relations
;
Latvia Ethnic relations
;
Latvia
;
Latvija
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
"The political shocks of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis have been felt in many former Soviet countries, not least Latvia, where over 35% of the population are native Russian speakers. At a time when analysts and commentators are unsure about Russia's future plans to intervene on behalf of their compatriots, this study provides a detailed political and cultural analysis of Russian-speaking identity in Latvia. By using Russian-speakers in Latvia as a specific case study, this volume also offers a fresh methodological approach to the study of discourses and discursive strategies. It outlines a coherent methodology to study the evolution of discourses over time, rather than a single de-contextualized and static time period. Drawing on media analysis, elite interviews, focus groups and survey data, Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia situates the identity strategies of Russian speakers within the political, cultural, and economic transformations of the post-Soviet era. By assessing political, cultural, and economic links with their home state (Latvia) and their potential kin-state (Russia), it offers important insights into the complex identity positions of Latvia, Russian speakers, and how these positions have evolved in Latvia since the late Soviet period"--Back cover
Abstract:
Introduction -- Discourse, memory, and identity -- Latvian state and nation-building -- Russian-language media and identity formation -- Examining Russian-speaking identity from below -- The "democratisation of history" and generational change -- The primacy of politics? Political discourse and identity formation -- The Russian Federation and Russian-speaking identity in Latvia -- A bright future?
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-223) and index. - Print version record
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