Modern Russian Cinema As A Battleground In Russia S Information War

Author : Alexander Rojavin,Helen Haft
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2024
Category : Information warfare
ISBN : 1032398191

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Modern Russian Cinema as a Battleground in Russia's Information War by Alexander Rojavin,Helen Haft Pdf

"This book explores how modern Russian cinema is part of the international information war that has unfolded across a variety of battlefields, including social media, online news, and television. It outlines how Russian cinema has been instrumentalized, both by Kremlin allies and its detractors, to convey salient political and cultural messages, often in subtle ways, thereby becoming a tool for both critiquing and serving domestic and foreign policy objectives, shaping national identity, and determining cultural memory. It explains how regulations, legislation, and funding mechanisms have rendered contemporary cinema both an essential weapon for the Kremlin and a means for more independent figures to publicly frame official government policy. In addition, the book employs formal cinematic analysis to highlight the dominant themes and narratives in modern Russian films of a variety of genres, situating them in Russia's broader rhetorical ecosystem and explaining how they serve the objectives of the Kremlin or its opponents"--

Author : Alexander Rojavin,Helen Haft
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2024-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781040102596

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Modern Russian Cinema as a Battleground in Russia's Information War by Alexander Rojavin,Helen Haft Pdf

This book explores how modern Russian cinema is part of the international information war that has unfolded across a variety of battlefields, including social media, online news, and television. It outlines how Russian cinema has been instrumentalized, both by Kremlin allies and its detractors, to convey salient political and cultural messages, often in subtle ways, thereby becoming a tool for both critiquing and serving domestic and foreign policy objectives, shaping national identity, and determining cultural memory. It explains how regulations, legislation, and funding mechanisms have rendered contemporary cinema both an essential weapon for the Kremlin and a means for more independent figures to publicly frame official government policy. In addition, the book employs formal cinematic analysis to highlight the dominant themes and narratives in modern Russian films of a variety of genres, situating them in Russia’s broader rhetorical ecosystem and explaining how they serve the objectives of the Kremlin or its opponents.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-19
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9789004311749

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Contested Interpretations of the Past in Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian Film by Anonim Pdf

This book analyses the construction of collective identity and nationhood through the representation of a contested past in postsocialist Russian, Polish and Ukrainian films and media.

Author : Stephen M. Norris
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253006790

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Blockbuster History in the New Russia by Stephen M. Norris Pdf

Seeking to rebuild the Russian film industry after its post-Soviet collapse, directors and producers sparked a revival of nationalist and patriotic sentiment by applying Hollywood techniques to themes drawn from Russian history. Unsettled by the government's move toward market capitalism, Russians embraced these historical blockbusters, packing the American-style multiplexes that sprouted across the country. Stephen M. Norris examines the connections among cinema, politics, economics, history, and patriotism in the creation of "blockbuster history"—the adaptation of an American cinematic style to Russian historical epics.

Author : Bill Gertz
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781501154966

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IWar by Bill Gertz Pdf

New York Times bestselling author and veteran Washington Times columnist explains how the United States can beat China, Russia, Iran, and ISIS in the coming information-technology wars. America is at war, but most of its citizens don’t know it. Covert information warfare is being waged by world powers, rogue states—such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea—and even terrorist groups like ISIS. This conflict has been designed to defeat and ultimately destroy the United States. This new type of warfare is part of the Information Age that has come to dominate our lives. In iWar, Bill Gertz describes how technology has completely revolutionized modern warfare, how the Obama administration failed to meet this challenge, and what we can and must do to catch up and triumph over this timely and important struggle.

Author : Mariëlle Wijermars
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351007184

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Memory Politics in Contemporary Russia by Mariëlle Wijermars Pdf

This book examines the societal dynamics of memory politics in Russia. Since Vladimir Putin became president, the Russian central government has increasingly actively employed cultural memory to claim political legitimacy and discredit all forms of political opposition. The rhetorical use of the past has become a defining characteristic of Russian politics, creating a historical foundation for the regime’s emphasis on a strong state and centralised leadership. Exploring memory politics, this book analyses a wide range of actors, from the central government and the Russian Orthodox Church, to filmmaker and cultural heavyweight Nikita Mikhalkov and radical thinkers such as Aleksandr Dugin. In addition, in view of the steady decline in media freedom since 2000, it critically examines the role of cinema and television in shaping and spreading these narratives. Thus, this book aims to gain a better understanding of the various means through which the Russian government practices its memory politics (e.g., the role of state media) and, on the other hand, to sufficiently value the existence of alternative and critical voices and criticism that existing studies tend to overlook. Contributing to current debates in the field of memory studies and of current affairs in Russia and Eastern Europe, this book will be of interest to scholars working in the fields of Russian Studies, Cultural Memory Studies, Nationalism and National Identity, Political Communication, Film, Television and Media Studies.

Author : Nataliya Danilova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137395719

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The Politics of War Commemoration in the UK and Russia by Nataliya Danilova Pdf

This book analyses contemporary war commemoration in Britain and Russia. Focusing on the political aspects of remembrance, it explores the instrumentalisation of memory for managing civil-military relations and garnering public support for conflicts. It explains the nexus between remembrance, militarisation and nationalism in modern societies.

Author : Paul Scharre
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393866872

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Four Battlegrounds: Power in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Paul Scharre Pdf

An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick One of the Next Big Idea Club's Must-Read Books "An invaluable primer to arguably the most important driver of change for our future." —P. W. Singer, author of Burn-In An award-winning defense expert tells the story of today’s great power rivalry—the struggle to control artificial intelligence. A new industrial revolution has begun. Like mechanization or electricity before it, artificial intelligence will touch every aspect of our lives—and cause profound disruptions in the balance of global power, especially among the AI superpowers: China, the United States, and Europe. Autonomous weapons expert Paul Scharre takes readers inside the fierce competition to develop and implement this game-changing technology and dominate the future. Four Battlegrounds argues that four key elements define this struggle: data, computing power, talent, and institutions. Data is a vital resource like coal or oil, but it must be collected and refined. Advanced computer chips are the essence of computing power—control over chip supply chains grants leverage over rivals. Talent is about people: which country attracts the best researchers and most advanced technology companies? The fourth “battlefield” is maybe the most critical: the ultimate global leader in AI will have institutions that effectively incorporate AI into their economy, society, and especially their military. Scharre’s account surges with futuristic technology. He explores the ways AI systems are already discovering new strategies via millions of war-game simulations, developing combat tactics better than any human, tracking billions of people using biometrics, and subtly controlling information with secret algorithms. He visits China’s “National Team” of leading AI companies to show the chilling synergy between China’s government, private sector, and surveillance state. He interviews Pentagon leadership and tours U.S. Defense Department offices in Silicon Valley, revealing deep tensions between the military and tech giants who control data, chips, and talent. Yet he concludes that those tensions, inherent to our democratic system, create resilience and resistance to autocracy in the face of overwhelmingly powerful technology. Engaging and direct, Four Battlegrounds offers a vivid picture of how AI is transforming warfare, global security, and the future of human freedom—and what it will take for democracies to remain at the forefront of the world order.

Author : Oscar Jonsson
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781626167346

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The Russian Understanding of War by Oscar Jonsson Pdf

This book analyzes the evolution of Russian military thought and how Russia's current thinking about war is reflected in recent crises. While other books describe current Russian practice, Oscar Jonsson provides the long view to show how Russian military strategic thinking has developed from the Bolshevik Revolution to the present. He closely examines Russian primary sources including security doctrines and the writings and statements of Russian military theorists and political elites. What Jonsson reveals is that Russia's conception of the very nature of war is now changing, as Russian elites see information warfare and political subversion as the most important ways to conduct contemporary war. Since information warfare and political subversion are below the traditional threshold of armed violence, this has blurred the boundaries between war and peace. Jonsson also finds that Russian leaders have, particularly since 2011/12, considered themselves to be at war with the United States and its allies, albeit with non-violent means. This book provides much needed context and analysis to be able to understand recent Russian interventions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, how to deter Russia on the eastern borders of NATO, and how the West must also learn to avoid inadvertent escalation.

Author : Oleksandr Radchenko,Valeriia Kovach,Inna Semenets-Orlova,Artur Zaporozhets
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031337246

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National Security Drivers of Ukraine by Oleksandr Radchenko,Valeriia Kovach,Inna Semenets-Orlova,Artur Zaporozhets Pdf

This volume presents the key informational, communication, and socio-political drivers of the Ukrainian state's national security. Since the beginning of the third millennium, there has been an aggravation of global inter-civilizational confrontations, which in 2022 has already resulted in an open military aggression against Ukraine. The hybrid wars against the world of democracy have put ensuring the national security of states on the front pages of world and national agendas. Using the example of Ukraine, the book demonstrates how, in order to achieve their geopolitical interests, authoritarian regimes incite information wars as a prerequisite for the transition to an armed "hot" war. It further shows how these processes actualize the formation of a fundamentally new state policy to ensure information and, more broadly, national security. The book identifies the main threats to national security in modern states and identifies ways of protecting Ukraine's national interests. The book will appeal to scholars, students, and researchers of political science, international relations, social sciences, and neighboring disciplines, as well as practitioners and policy-makers interested in a better understanding of national security drivers and protecting national interests.

Author : Barbara Alpern Engel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350014497

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Marriage, Household and Home in Modern Russia by Barbara Alpern Engel Pdf

Barbara Alpern Engel's Marriage, Household and Home in Modern Russia is the first book to explore the intricacies of domestic life in Russia across the modern period. Surveying the period from 1700 right up to the present day, the book explores the marital and domestic arrangements of Russians at multiple levels of society and the impact of broader historical developments, including war and revolution, upon them. It also traces the evolution of marriage, household and home as institutions over three centuries, whilst also highlighting the inter-relationship between public policy and private life, in what is a wholly original historical assessment of domesticity in modern Russia. In the process, the author expertly synthesizes the key works, arguments and discussions in the field, mapping out the historiographical landscape of this compelling aspect of Russian social history. Marriage, Household and Home in Modern Russia is crucial reading for any student or scholar of modern Russian history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : PURD:32754082914197

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Special Warfare by Anonim Pdf

Author : Yuri Tsivian
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134910397

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Early Cinema in Russia and Its Cultural Reception by Yuri Tsivian Pdf

In Early Cinema in Russia and its Cultural Reception Yuri Tsivian examines the development of cinematic form and culture in Russia, from its late nineteenth-century beginnings as a fairground attraction to the early post-Revolutionary years. Tsivian traces the changing perceptions of cinema and its social transition from a modernist invention to a national art form. He explores reactions to the earliest films, from actors, novelists, poets, writers, and journalists. His richly detailed study of the physical elements of cinematic performance includes the architecture and illumination of the cinema foyer, the speed of projection and film acoustics. In contrast to standard film histories, this book focuses on reflected images: rather than discussing films and film-makers, it features the historical film-goer and early writings on film. Early Cinema in Russia and its Cultural Reception presents a vivid and changing picture of cinema culture in Russia in the twilight of the tsarist era and the first decades of the twentieth century. Tsivian's study expands the whole context of reception studies and opens up questions about reception relevant to other national cinemas.

Author : Terence McSweeney
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781800347212

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Studying The Hurt Locker by Terence McSweeney Pdf

In this vibrant and dynamic book-length study drawing on a broad tapestry of research, Terence McSweeney offers an exploration of The Hurt Locker (2009), its stylistic and narrative devices, its cultural impact, its reception, and its relationship to the genre of the war film. McSweeney places the film in a richly textured historical, political, and industrial context, arguing that The Hurt Locker is part of a long tradition of films about American wars that play a considerable role in how audiences come to understand the conflicts that they depict. Thus, films about a nation’s wars are never “only a movie” but rather should be considered a cultural battleground themselves on which a war of representation is waged.

Author : Birgit Beumers
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1999-12-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780755605903

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Russia on Reels by Birgit Beumers Pdf

This is the first book to deal exclusively with Russian cinema of the 1990s. It introduces readers to the currents and common interests of contemporary Russian cinema, offers close studies of the work of filmmakers like Sokurov, Muratova and Astrakhan, reviews the Russian film industry in a period of massive economic transformation, and assesses cinema's function as a definer of Russia's new identity.