Publishing in Tsarist Russia - A History of Print Media from Enlightenment to Revolution

According to Benedict Anderson, the rapid expansion of print media during the late-1700s popularised national history and standardised national languages, thus helping create nation-states and national identities at the expense of the old empires. Publishing in Tsarist Russia challenges this theory and, by examining the history of Russian publishing through a transnational lens, reveals how the popular press played an important and complex Imperial role, while providing a "soft infrastructure" which the subjects could access to change Imperial order. As this volume convincingly argues, this is because the Russian language at this time was a lingua franca; it crossed borders and boundaries, reaching speakers of varying nationalities. Russian publications, then, were able to effectively operate within the structure of Imperialism but as a public space, they went beyond the control of the Tsar and ethnic Russians. This exciting international team of scholars provide a much-needed, fresh take on the history of Russian publishing and contribute significantly to our understanding of print media, language and empire from the 18th to 20th centuries. P ishing in Tsarist Russia is therefore a vital resource for scholars of Russian history, comparative nationalism, and publishing studies.>

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• Authors: Dr. Yukiko Tsurumi Tatsumi, Yukiko Tatsumi, Yukiko (Tokyo University of Foreign Studi Tatsumi, Taro Tsurumi
• Assisted by: Tsurumi Taro Tsurumi (Editor), Yukiko Tatsumi (Editor), Yukiko (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Tatsumi (Editor), Taro Tsurumi (Editor), Taro (The University of Tokyo Tsurumi (Editor), Tatsumi Yukiko Tatsumi (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781350109339
• ISBN: 978-1-350-10933-9
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Library of Modern Russia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1500 onwards to present day, Social and cultural history, Colonialism and imperialism, News media and journalism, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards