Russian speakers in post-Soviet Latvia : discursive identity strategies /

A theoretical and empirical study of discourse among Russian-speakers in Latvia. 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...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Cheskin, Ammon (Awdur)
Fformat: Licensed eBooks
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press [2016]
Cyfres:Russian language and society.
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt1bgzdcw
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • 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?