Russian Assessments of Anniversary of Hundred Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution
Russian Assessments of Anniversary of Hundred Years of the Great October Socialist Revolution
Author(s): Kateryna SavranskaSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Media studies, Political Sciences
Published by: Instytut Dziennikarstwa, Mediów i Komunikacji Społecznej, UJ / Polskie Towarzystwo Komunikacji Społecznej
Keywords: RUSSIA; POLITICS OF MEMORY; ANNIVERSARY OF GREAT OCTOBER SOCIAL REVOLUTION
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to consider the official discourse of politics of memory in contemporary Russia regarding commemoration of the October revolution. Since the issue caused serious discussions about the value attitude to the Soviet past in Russian society this article addresses the analysis of how the October Revolution is remembered in today’s Russia and what it symbolizes from the viewpoint of such selected actors as politicians, citizens and media.
Journal: Com.press
- Issue Year: 4/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 4-18
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English