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Russian Television Today: Primetime Drama and Comedy Hardcover - 2007

by David Macfadyen


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Examining 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?'

The book covers important issues in Russian television today, including:

  • the reworking of new 'national' on-screen heroes
  • its relationship with classic literature
  • the revisionist portrayal of a romantic portrait of life in the Soviet era
  • the role of thematic elements such as love, fidelity, humour and irony
  • the particularly pressing problem of crime and its representation on screen as Mafia or police adventure, and its political usage by the Putin administration.

This book provides a detailed account of the critical issues in contemporary Russian television, relating them to broader social and political developments in Russian society.

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  • Title Russian Television Today: Primetime Drama and Comedy
  • Author David Macfadyen
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 254
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge, London
  • Date 2007-06-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780415424622 / 0415424623
  • Weight 1.53 lbs (0.69 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.76 in (23.88 x 18.29 x 1.93 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Russian
  • Library of Congress subjects Television broadcasting - Russia, Television programs - Russia (Federation) -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006036315
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.450

About the author

David MacFadyen is Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA. He is the author of numerous books on many aspects of Russian literature and culture, including the poetry of Joseph Brodsky, classic Soviet prose, popular song across the twentieth century, comedic cinema, and animated film.

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