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Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States : Press, Politics and Identity in Transition (St. Antony's)
Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States Press Politics and Identity in Transition - St. Antony's Author:Jonathan A. Becker This book examines changing Soviet and Russian press coverage of the — United States from the emergence of Mikhail Gorbachev through the — presidency of Vladimir Putin. A new afterword focuses on recent — developments in the Russian media and Russian press coverage of the — terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Becker argues that due to the — abse... more »nce of a language to support the reform strategy, the Soviet press
presented positive images of its chief ideological and military
opponent, the United States, as a means of supporting political, social
and economic reform. He suggests that the end of the Cold War and the
emergence of a more self-confident Russia means that the symbolic and
discursive significance of the United States for Russia has diminished.« less