Politics of the Russian language beyond Russia
Russian policy documents increasingly emphasise the importance of "miagakaia sila" (soft power) for securing Russia's foreign policy interests. Looking at the politics of Russian in a range of countries including the Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ireland and Germany, this boo...
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
2021, [2021]©2021
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| Series: | Russian language and society series
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Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia
- Copyright
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- INTRODUCTION Language and Culture in Russia's Soft Power Toolbox
- 1 The 'Russian World' and Ukraine
- 2 Russian in Belarus: A Feature of Belarusian Identity or Moscow's 'Trojan Horse'?
- 3 Between Emotions and Pragmatism: The Russian Language in Kazakhstan and the 'Russian Factor'
- 4 Speakers of Russian in Ireland: 'What unites us is language, but in all other respects we are different'
- 5 Media Use of Russian Speakers in Germany
- 6 The Role of Russian for Digital Diplomacy in Moldova
- 7 Promoting Russian Higher Education
- 8 Stable or Variable Russian? Standardisation versus Pluricentrism
- 9 The Russian World in Perspective: Comparing Russian Culture and Language Promotion with British, German and French Practices
- Index