Contemporary Russian Cinema(Reprint) Symbols of a New Era by VladStrukov Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2017 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-2595-7, ISBN: 1-4744-2595-X
"Analysing films by established directors such as Sokurov and Zel'dovich, as well as lesser-known filmmakers like Balabanov and Kalatozishvili, this book explores the particular style of film presentation that has emerged in Russia since 2000, characterised by its use of highly abstract concepts and visual language."
"Among the many successes of the Soviet Union were inaugural space flight―ahead of the United States―and many other triumphs related to aviation. Aviators and cosmonauts enjoyed heroic status in the Soviet Union, and provided supports of the Soviet project with iconic figures which could be used to bolster the regime’s visions, self-confidence, and the image of itself as forward looking and futuristic. This book explores how the themes o ..."
"The volume is the first study to explore the intersection of memory and securitisation in the European context. By analysing a variety of practices ranging from film to art and new media, the book expands the existing theoretical framework of securitisation. The authors consider memory as a precondition for contemporary integration projects such as the European Union, and also showcase how memory is used to stage international conflicts ..."
"This is the first book to explore the phenomenon of glamour and celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, ranging across media forms, disciplinary boundaries and modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. The book demonstrates how the process of ‘celebrification’ in Russia coincides with the dizzying pace of social change and economic transformation, the latter enabling an unprecedented fascination with glam ..."
"Straddling Europe and Asia, the Russian Federation is the largest country in the world and home to a panoply of religious and ethnic groups from the Muslim Tatars to the Buddhist Buryats. Over the past 30 years, Russia has experienced the most dramatic transformation of any modern state.Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation provides insight into this rapidly developing country. The volume includes coverage of pivotal movements ..."
"The volume is the first study to explore the intersection of memory and securitisation in the European context. By analysing a variety of practices ranging from film to art and new media, the book expands the existing theoretical framework of securitisation. The authors consider memory as a precondition for contemporary integration projects such as the European Union, and also showcase how memory is used to stage international conflicts ..."
Popular Geopolitics(1st Edition) Plotting an Evolving Interdiscipline (Routledge Geopolitics Series) by Robert A. Saunders, VladStrukov Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-8153-8403-8, ISBN: 0-8153-8403-3
"This book brings together scholars from across a variety of academic disciplines to assess the current state of the subfield of popular geopolitics. It provides an archaeology of the field, maps the flows of various frameworks of analysis into (and out of) popular geopolitics, and charts a course forward for the discipline. It explores the real-world implications of popular culture, with a particular focus on the evolving interdisciplin ..."
"Among the many successes of the Soviet Union were inaugural space flight – ahead of the United States – and many other triumphs related to aviation. Aviators and cosmonauts enjoyed heroic status in the Soviet Union, and provided supports of the Soviet project with iconic figures which could be used to bolster the regime’s visions, self-confidence and the image of itself as forward looking and futuristic. This book explores how the theme ..."
"This volume offers an in-depth investigation of the role of new media in the political, social and cultural life in the region of Europe-Asia. By focusing on new media, which is understood primarily as internet-enabled networked social practice, the book puts forward a political and cultural redefinition of the region which is determined by the recognition of the diversity of new media uses in the countries included in the study. This b ..."
Contemporary Russian Cinema Symbols of a New Era (Hardback) by VladStrukov Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2016 by Edinburgh University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-0764-9, ISBN: 1-4744-0764-1
"This is the first book to explore the phenomenon of glamour and celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, ranging across media forms, disciplinary boundaries and modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. The book demonstrates how the process of ‘celebrification’ in Russia coincides with the dizzying pace of social change and economic transformation, the latter enabling an unprecedented fascination with gl ..."
"This is the first book to explore the phenomenon of glamour and celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, ranging across media forms, disciplinary boundaries and modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality."
"... realist tradition has also witnessed a revival, especially in its representation of
the conflict in Chechnya (as in works by Vladimir Makanin), rural life (represented
by the works of Aleksandr Titov and Lidiya Sychova), and the existential crisis of
the new post-Soviet generation (best exemplified by Nikolay Kononov and
Mikhail Shishkin). A wave of neo-sentimentalist authors emerged as well,
including playwright Yevgeny Grishk ..."
Popular Geopolitics(1st Edition) Plotting an Evolving Interdiscipline by Robert A. Saunders Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2020 by Taylor & Francis ISBN-13: 978-0-367-59162-5, ISBN: 0-367-59162-6
"... played by Helge Jordal) declares his lack of interest in global politics in a pub
discussion at the beginning of the film; while his girlfriend (Eva Gjelseth, played
by Kjersti Holmen) and friends debate Svalbard's precarious position as a
playball ..."
"(2016b) 'Neo-Cosmism, Empire, and Contemporary Russian Art: Aleksei Belyaev
- Gintovt', in Strukov, Vlad; Goscilo, Helena (eds.) Russian Aviation, Space Flight
and ... Gamboni, Dario (1997) The Destruction of Art: Iconoclasm and Vandalism
Since the French Revolution (Picturing History), London: Reaktion Books. Hadar,
Leon (2016) ... Woodrow Wilson Center Occasional Paper 294(2006), www.
wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/OP294.pdf ..."
"Manzo, Kate. 2012. 'Earthworks: The Geopolitical Visions of Climate Change
Cartoons'. Political Geography 31 (8):481–494. Mawdsley, Emma. 2008. 'Fu
Manchu versus Dr Livingstone in the Dark Continent? Representing China, Africa
and the West in ... Pinkerton, Alasdair, and Matt Benwell. 2014. 'Rethinking
Popular Geopolitics in the Falklands/Malvinas Sovereignty Dispute: Creative
Diplomacy and Citizen Statecraft'. Political Geography ..."
"She is soon to discover that she was actually born Jewish, that her real name is
Ida Lebenstein, that her parents disappeared during World War II, and that her
sole surviving relative is her single aunt Wanda (Agata Kulesza), a chain-
smoking, ..."