A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
State propaganda and popular culture in the Russian-speaking internet (2020)
Zvereva, V. (2020). State propaganda and popular culture in the Russian-speaking internet. In M. Wijermars, & K. Lehtisaari (Eds.), Freedom of Expression in Russia's New Mediasphere (pp. 225-247). Routledge. BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429437205-12
JYU authors or editors
Publication details
All authors or editors: Zvereva, Vera
Parent publication: Freedom of Expression in Russia's New Mediasphere
Parent publication editors: Wijermars, Mariëlle; Lehtisaari, Katja
ISBN: 978-1-138-34665-9
eISBN: 978-0-429-43720-5
Journal or series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies
Publication year: 2020
Pages range: 225-247
Number of pages in the book: 294
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: Abingdon
Publication country: United Kingdom
Publication language: English
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429437205-12
Publication open access: Not open
Publication channel open access:
Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/66921
Abstract
This chapter looks at how the Russian state authorities have attempted to influence communication on the Russian-speaking internet (‘Runet’) in the 2010s and how pro-government ‘patriotic’ views are disseminated across diverse channels of the internet. It examines the strategies employed by the Russian authorities to present propagandistic messages in discourses tailored for digital media users. More specifically, it analyses connections between the language and the imagery of political populism and the forms of popular culture and discusses how pro-state messages are positioned as attractive consumer products.
Keywords: Internet; social media; state (public sector entities); propaganda; influencing; popular culture; populism
Free keywords: Russia
Contributing organizations
Ministry reporting: Yes
Reporting Year: 2020
JUFO rating: 3
