Russian Television Today

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: âWhat really happened to us?â and accordingly âWhy?â The book covers important issues in Russian television today including: the reworking of new ânationalâ 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. . Language: English