Reliving the past. How the Russian government and media use history to frame the present

Thesis

In this thesis, I examine political uses of history in Russia during Vladimir Putin’s third term (2012-2018). Arguing that domestic politicians and state-aligned media continuously invoked history as a means of political legitimation and discursive (re)construction of Russian identity, I separate my research into two parts: 1) How did the Russian government, supported by state-aligned media, conflate specific contemporary issues with historical events? 2) How did the Russian government, su...

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Authors: McGlynn, J

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Ukraine Crisis; Russia; Messianism; Uses of history; Historical framing; Foreign Policy; Sanctions; post-Soviet identity; Political communication; Memory politics
• Subjects: Communication and media studies; Memory studies; Cultural studies; History; Politics