Description
Product ID: | 9781138815742 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies |
Title: | Putin as Celebrity and Cultural Icon |
Authors: | Author: Helena Goscilo |
Page Count: | 220 |
Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, History, Popular culture, Regional geography, Humanities, Popular culture, Regional geography |
Description: | During his tenure as Russia’s President and subsequently as Prime Minister, Putin transcended politics, to become the country’s major cultural icon. This book explores his public persona as glamorous hero—the man uniquely capable of restoring Russia’s reputation as a global power. Analysing cultural representations of Putin, the book assesses the role of the media in constructing and disseminating this image and weighs the Russian populace’s contribution to the extraordinary acclamation he enjoyed throughout the first decade of the new millennium, challenged only by a tiny minority. Though in recent months Putin’s popularity has frayed at the edges, the dearth of comparably powerful and experienced political leaders leaves no doubt that he will continue to be a key political figure. During his tenure as Russia’s President and subsequently as Prime Minister, Putin transcended politics, to become the country’s major cultural icon. This book examines the nature of his iconic status. It explores his public persona as glamorous hero, endowed with vision, wisdom, moral and physical strength—the man uniquely capable of restoring Russia’s reputation as a global power. In analysing cultural representations of Putin, the book assesses the role of the media in constructing and disseminating this image and weighs the Russian populace’s contribution to the extraordinary acclamation he enjoyed throughout the first decade of the new millennium, challenged only by a tiny minority. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2014-06-23 |