Russian Television Today

Primetime Drama and Comedy

By:

David MacFadyen

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

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Examining 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?' The book covers important issues in Russian television today, including: the reworking of new 'national' on-screen heroes its relationship with classic literature the revisionist portrayal of a romantic portrait of life in the Soviet era the role of thematic elements such as love, fidelity, humour and irony the particularly pressing problem of crime and its representation on screen as Mafia or police adventure, and its political usage by the Putin administration. This book provides a detailed account of the critical issues in contemporary Russian television, relating them to broader social and political developments in Russian society.

Author Biography:

David MacFadyen is Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He is the author of numerous books on many aspects of Russian literature and culture, including the poetry of Joseph Brodsky, classic Soviet prose, popular song across the twentieth century, comedic cinema, and animated film.

Release date Australia

March 24th, 2011

Author

David MacFadyen

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

18 Halftones, black and white; 18 Illustrations, black and white

Pages

256

Series

Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

Dimensions

156x234x14

ISBN-13

9780415491761

Product ID

10429819

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