Symbols And Legitimacy In Soviet Politics

Author : Graeme Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139501224

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Symbols and Legitimacy in Soviet Politics by Graeme Gill Pdf

Symbols and Legitimacy in Soviet Politics analyses the way in which Soviet symbolism and ritual changed from the regime's birth in 1917 to its fall in 1991. Graeme Gill focuses on the symbolism in party policy and leaders' speeches, artwork and political posters, and urban redevelopment, and on ritual in the political system. He shows how this symbolism and ritual were worked into a dominant metanarrative which underpinned Soviet political development. Gill also shows how, in each of these spheres, the images changed both over the life of the regime and during particular stages: the Leninist era metanarrative differed from that of the Stalin period, which differed from that of the Khrushchev and Brezhnev periods, which was, in turn, changed significantly under Gorbachev. In charting this development, the book lays bare the dynamics of the Soviet regime and a major reason for its fall.

Author : Graeme J. Gill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Legitimacy of governments
ISBN : 1139078518

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Symbols and Legitimacy in Soviet Politics by Graeme J. Gill Pdf

Analyses changes in Soviet political symbolism to explain a key dynamic behind the ultimate collapse of the Soviet system.

Author : Graeme Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139852067

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Symbolism and Regime Change in Russia by Graeme Gill Pdf

During the Soviet period, political symbolism developed into a coherent narrative that underpinned Soviet political development. Following the collapse of the Soviet regime and its widespread rejection by the Russian people, a new form of narrative was needed, one which both explained the state of existing society and gave a sense of its direction. By examining the imagery contained in presidential addresses, the political system, the public sphere and the urban development of Moscow, Graeme Gill shows how no single coherent symbolic programme has emerged to replace that of the Soviet period. Laying particular emphasis on the Soviet legacy, and especially on the figure of Stalin, Symbolism and Regime Change in Russia explains why it has been so difficult to generate a new set of symbols which could constitute a coherent narrative for the new Russia.

Author : Graeme Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107130081

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Building an Authoritarian Polity by Graeme Gill Pdf

Argues that post-Soviet Russia was never on a democratic trajectory because dominant elites always fostered the building of an authoritarian polity.

Author : Claes Arvidsson,Lars Erik Blomqvist
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015012422997

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Symbols of Power by Claes Arvidsson,Lars Erik Blomqvist Pdf

Author : Harold Gordon Skilling
Publisher : Princeton, N.J. : [Published for the Centre for Russian and East European Studies, University of Toronto by] Princeton University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Pressure groups
ISBN : 0691056412

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Interest Groups in Soviet Politics by Harold Gordon Skilling Pdf

Author : Peter Kenez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781316869901

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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to Its Legacy by Peter Kenez Pdf

This concise yet comprehensive textbook examines political, social, and cultural developments in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet period. It begins by identifying the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in Russia's government, from the turn of the century to the revolution of 1917. Peter Kenez presents this revolution as a crisis of authority that the creation of the Soviet Union resolved. The text traces the progress of the Soviet Union through the 1920s, the years of the New Economic Policies, and into the Stalinist order. It illustrates how post-Stalin Soviet leaders struggled to find ways to rule the country without using Stalin's methods - but also without openly repudiating the past - and to negotiate a peaceful but antipathetic coexistence with the capitalist West. This updated third edition includes substantial new material, discussing the challenges Russia currently faces in the era of Putin.

Author : Jay Bergman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192580375

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The French Revolutionary Tradition in Russian and Soviet Politics, Political Thought, and Culture by Jay Bergman Pdf

Because they were Marxists, the Bolsheviks in Russia, both before and after taking power in 1917, believed that the past was prologue: that embedded in history was a Holy Grail, a series of mysterious, but nonetheless accessible and comprehensible, universal laws that explained the course of history from beginning to end. Those who understood these laws would be able to mould the future to conform to their own expectations. But what should the Bolsheviks do if their Marxist ideology proved to be either erroneous or insufficient-if it could not explain, or explain fully, the course of events that followed the revolution they carried out in the country they called the Soviet Union? Something else would have to perform this function. The underlying argument of this volume is that the Bolsheviks saw the revolutions in France in 1789, 1830, 1848, and 1871 as supplying practically everything Marxism lacked. In fact, these four events comprised what for the Bolsheviks was a genuine Revolutionary Tradition. The English Revolution and the Puritan Commonwealth of the seventeenth century were not without utility-the Bolsheviks cited them and occasionally utilized them as propaganda-but these paled in comparison to what the revolutions in France offered a century later, namely legitimacy, inspiration, guidance in constructing socialism and communism, and, not least, useful fodder for political and personal polemics.

Author : Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521812276

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The Cambridge History of Russia: Volume 1, From Early Rus' to 1689 by Maureen Perrie,D. C. B. Lieven,Ronald Grigor Suny Pdf

An authoritative history of Russia from early Rus' to the reign of Peter the Great.

Author : Peter Kenez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139451024

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A History of the Soviet Union from the Beginning to the End by Peter Kenez Pdf

An examination of political, social and cultural developments in the Soviet Union. The book identifies the social tensions and political inconsistencies that spurred radical change in the government of Russia, from the turn of the century to the revolution of 1917. Kenez envisions that revolution as a crisis of authority that posed the question, 'Who shall govern Russia?' This question was resolved with the creation of the Soviet Union. Kenez traces the development of the Soviet Union from the Revolution, through the 1920s, the years of the New Economic Policies and into the Stalinist order. He shows how post-Stalin Soviet leaders struggled to find ways to rule the country without using Stalin's methods but also without openly repudiating the past, and to negotiate a peaceful but antipathetic coexistence with the capitalist West. In this second edition, he also examines the post-Soviet period, tracing Russia's development up to the time of publication.

Author : Graeme Gill,Luis F. Angosto-Ferrandez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000727937

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Symbolism and Politics by Graeme Gill,Luis F. Angosto-Ferrandez Pdf

Symbolism and Politics is a timely intervention into ongoing debates around the function of political symbols in a historical period characterized by volatile electoral behaviour, fragmented societies in search of collective identifications, and increasingly polarized political models. Symbols are central features of organized human life, helping to define perception, shaping the way we view the world and understand what goes on within it. But, despite this key role in shaping understanding, there is never a single interpretation of a symbol that everyone within the community will accept, and the way in which symbols can mobilize antagonistic political factions demonstrates that they are as much a central element in power struggles as they are avenues to facilitate processes of identification. This dual potential is the object of discussion in the chapters of this book, which sheds new light on our understanding of the political function of symbols in a historical period. Symbolism and Politics will be of great interest to scholars working on Political Symbols, Nationalism, Regime Change and Political Transitions. The chapters originally published as a special issue of Politics, Religion & Ideology.

Author : Mariëlle Wijermars
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 47,9 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 : Anita Pisch
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-16
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781760460631

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The personality cult of Stalin in Soviet posters, 1929–1953 by Anita Pisch Pdf

From 1929 until 1953, Iosif Stalin’s image became a central symbol in Soviet propaganda. Touched up images of an omniscient Stalin appeared everywhere: emblazoned across buildings and lining the streets; carried in parades and woven into carpets; and saturating the media of socialist realist painting, statuary, monumental architecture, friezes, banners, and posters. From the beginning of the Soviet regime, posters were seen as a vitally important medium for communicating with the population of the vast territories of the USSR. Stalin’s image became a symbol of Bolshevik values and the personification of a revolutionary new type of society. The persona created for Stalin in propaganda posters reflects how the state saw itself or, at the very least, how it wished to appear in the eyes of the people. The ‘Stalin’ who was celebrated in posters bore but scant resemblance to the man Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, whose humble origins, criminal past, penchant for violent solutions and unprepossessing appearance made him an unlikely recipient of uncritical charismatic adulation. The Bolsheviks needed a wise, nurturing and authoritative figure to embody their revolutionary vision and to legitimate their hold on power. This leader would come to embody the sacred and archetypal qualities of the wise Teacher, the Father of the nation, the great Warrior and military strategist, and the Saviour of first the Russian land, and then the whole world. This book is the first dedicated study on the marketing of Stalin in Soviet propaganda posters. Drawing on the archives of libraries and museums throughout Russia, hundreds of previously unpublished posters are examined, with more than 130 reproduced in full colour. The personality cult of Stalin in Soviet posters, 1929–1953 is a unique and valuable contribution to the discourse in Stalinist studies across a number of disciplines.

Author : Graeme Gill
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 729 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000787269

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Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society by Graeme Gill Pdf

This second edition of the highly respected Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society both provides a broad overview of the area and highlights cutting-edge research into the country. Through balanced theoretical and empirical investigation, each chapter examines both the Russian experience and the existing literature, identifies and exemplifies research trends, and highlights the richness of experience, history, and continued challenges inherent to this enduringly fascinating and shifting polity. Politically, economically, and socially, Russia has one of the most interesting development trajectories of any major country. This Handbook answers questions about democratic transition, the relationship between the market and democracy, stability and authoritarian politics, the development of civil society, the role of crime and corruption, the development of a market economy, and Russia’s likely place in the emerging new world order. Providing a comprehensive resource for scholars, students, and policy makers alike, this book is an essential contribution to the study of Russian studies/politics, Eastern European studies/politics, and International Relations.

Author : Graeme J. Gill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107031395

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Symbolism and Regime Change in Russia by Graeme J. Gill Pdf

Asks why regime change in Russia has not been accompanied by a coherent new political symbolism.