Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States: Press, Politics and Identity in Transition (St. Antony's) by Jonathan A. Becker - 9780312219079 - Compare Discount Book Prices & Save up to 90%

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.

		Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States: Press, Politics and Identity in Transition (St. Antony's) by Jonathan A. Becker ISBN-10: 9780312219079 ISBN-10: 0-312-21907-5 ISBN-13: 9780312219079 ISBN-13: 978-0-312-21907-9 Hardcover 1999-06-12 Palgrave Macmillan Find Lowest Price
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Product Description 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.
Book Description 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.