Russia’s Cultural Statecraft (Studies in Contemporary Russia)

Synopsis

This book focuses on Russia’s cultural statecraft in dealing with a number of institutional cultural domains such as education, museums and monuments, high arts and sport. It analyses to what extent Russia’s cultural activities abroad have been used for foreign policy purposes, and perceived as having a political dimension. Building on the concept of cultural statecraft, the authors present a broad and nuanced view of how Russia sees the role of culture in its external relations, how this shapes the image of Russia, and the ways in which this cultural statecraft is received by foreign audiences. The expert team of contributors consider: what choices are made in fostering this agenda; how Russian state authorities see the purpose and limits of various cultural instruments; to what extent can the authorities shape these instruments; what fields have received more attention and become more politicized and what fields have remained more autonomous. The methodological research design of the book as a whole is a comparative case study comparing the nature of Russian cultural statecraft across time, target countries and diverse cultural fields. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Russian foreign policy and external relations and those working on the role of culture in world politics.

Copyright:

2022

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

248 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781000469271

Related ISBNs:

9780367694364, 9781003141785, 9780367694357

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

08/28/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Tuomas Forsberg and Sirke Mäkinen

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Politics and Government

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Tuomas Forsberg

Edited by:

Sirke Mäkinen