Nation, ethnicity and race on Russian television : mediating post-Soviet difference / Stephen Hutchings and Vera Tolz.

Russia, one of the most ethno-culturally diverse countries in the world, provides a rich case study on how globalisation and associated international trends are disrupting, and causing the radical rethinking of approaches to, inter-ethnic cohesion. The book highlights the importance of television broadcasting in shaping national discourse and the place of ethno-cultural diversity within it. It argues that te.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-275) and index

Introduction: A clash of two Russias, a tale of two cities -- Television and nationhood: the broader context -- Mapping an uncertain terrain: an overview of the corpus -- Re-inventing Russia in television news commemorations of the 'day of national unity': mediation as fracture -- Ethnic conflict and television news coverage of the December 2010 Moscow riots: managing the unexpected -- Re-working Russian diversity: the 'marginal' role of television fiction -- Transcending marginality: ethnicity, identity and religion on Vesti-Buriatiia -- (Un)covering alterity: television, the 2012 presidential elections and the ethnic underside of Russian political discourse -- An unholy scandal: profanity, abjection and the production of Russian-ness in the 'punk prayer' affair -- 'There is war on our streets ... ': the 'national question' and migration on state-aligned television after the 2012 presidential elections -- Conclusion: Difference in the balance.