{"product_id":"russian-television-today-1","title":"Russian Television Today","description":"\u003cp\u003eExamining the role of dramatized narratives in Russian television, this book stresses the ways in which the Russian government under Putin use primetime television to express a new understanding of what it means to be Russian, answering key questions of national identity for modern Russians in dealing with their recent history: ‘What really happened to us?’ and, accordingly, ‘Why?’ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book covers important issues in Russian television today, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe reworking of new ‘national’ on-screen heroes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eits relationship with classic literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe revisionist portrayal of a romantic portrait of life in the Soviet era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe role of thematic elements such as love, fidelity, humour and irony \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe particularly pressing problem of crime and its representation on screen as Mafia or police adventure, and its political usage by the Putin administration. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a detailed account of the critical issues in contemporary Russian television, relating them to broader social and political developments in Russian society.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54428965208408,"sku":"9780415491761","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415491761_9f91d802-8009-4e4f-a90a-48a58bb9b1c3.jpg?v=1770342317","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/russian-television-today-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}