Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia

Christian Noack

book: Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia

Open Access Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia

Christian Noack

In the series Russian Language and Society

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474463812

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Examines Russian language politics and its impact on different Russian speaking communities

Explores the language situation and general use of Russian in everyday life, in print media, television and social media
Looks at the politics of Russian in a range of countries including Ukraine, Belarus, Khazahkstan, Moldova, Ireland and Germany
Adopts a comparative approach to examine the institutional set-up and practice of Russia’s language promotion in relation to its British, French and German counterparts

Russian policy documents increasingly emphasise the importance of miagakaia sila for securing Russia’s foreign policy interests. Looking at the politics of Russian in a range of countries including the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ireland and Germany, this book examines Russian language promotion and its reception in different countries and across different contexts.

Bringing together leading scholars in the field, the book examines the politics of the Russian language, the role of the Russian Federation in influencing these politics and the challenges that the promotion of Russian faces in particular contexts across the globe. Taking a comparative approach, the book also examines the institutional set-up and practice of Russia’s language promotion in relation to its British, French and German counterparts and against the history of Soviet cultural diplomacy.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
INTRODUCTION Language and Culture in Russia’s Soft Power Toolbox Christian Noack Open Access Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 1 The ‘Russian World’ and Ukraine Michał Wawrzonek Open Access Download PDF	19
CHAPTER 2 Russian in Belarus: A Feature of Belarusian Identity or Moscow’s ‘Trojan Horse’? Mark rüggema Open Access Download PDF	45
CHAPTER 3 Between Emotions and Pragmatism: The Russian Language in Kazakhstan and the ‘Russian Factor’ Natalya Kosmarskaya and Igor Savin Open Access Download PDF	68
CHAPTER 4 Speakers of Russian in Ireland: ‘What unites us is language, but in all other respects we are different’ Feargus Denman Open Access Download PDF	92
CHAPTER 5 Media Use of Russian Speakers in Germany Olga Tikhomirova Open Access Download PDF	120
CHAPTER 6 The Role of Russian for Digital Diplomacy in Moldova Dmitry Yagodin Open Access Download PDF	138
CHAPTER 7 Promoting Russian Higher Education Sirke Mäkinen Open Access Download PDF	161
CHAPTER 8 Stable or Variable Russian? Standardisation versus Pluricentrism Ekaterina Protassova and Maria Yelenevskaya Open Access Download PDF	187
CHAPTER 9 The Russian World in Perspective: Comparing Russian Culture and Language Promotion with British, German and French Practices Christian Noack Open Access Download PDF	215
Index Open Access Download PDF	241

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 264
Illustrations
- Other: 7 B/W tables
Keywords: Language & Linguistics

eBook

Published: April 5, 2022
ISBN: 9781474463812