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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, over 25 million Russian speakers ended up living outside their homeland. Some remained in the non-Russian former Soviet republics which became independent states, whilst others migrated. This book discusses language and identity of the Russian speakers outside Russia from a sociolinguistic perspective.

Examines the functions of French in various spheres, domains and genres. This volume explores the impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It contributes to knowledge of the development of national self consciousness in Russia.

Shows how the 'world culture' presented to Soviet citizens, a component of an educated and cultured person's identity, was distorted and manipulated through censorship. This book views Soviet censorship through the lens of contemporary Western theories. It features detailed case studies drawn from two major journals, and more.

Explores how knowledge of French helped shape Russian identities and their views on the Russian language. This explores the profound impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It contributes to knowledge of the development of national self consciousness in Russia.

Post-Soviet Russia was a period of linguistic liberalisation, instability and change with varied attempts to regulate and legislate language usage. This book looks at how these debates featured in literature and illustrates the discussion through six interpretive readings of post-Soviet Russian prose.

Russia increasingly emphasises the importance of 'soft power' for securing its foreign policy interests, but recent research has paid more attention to Russia's intentions rather than to the receiving end of its cultural and public diplomacy. This volume seeks to address this gap and explore the specifics of both Russian language promotion and its acceptance in a number of case and country studies, including Ukraine, Germany and Ireland. A range of scholars discuss the legal status and the practical use of Russian for communication or media use, both in the 'near' and the 'far abroad', examining the politics of the Russian language, the role of the Russian Federation in influencing these politics and the challenges that the promotion of Russian faces in particular contexts across the globe. Christian Noack is associate professor with the chair group of East European Studies at the University of Amsterdam, where he also served as director of the Amsterdam School for Regional, Transnational and European Studies between 2015 and 2019. Cover image: from the project Artconstitution, 2003, Alexander Sigutin, used with the permission of the artist and S.ART (Petr Vois gallery) Cover design: Michael Chatfield [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-6379-9 Barcode

Examines the material culture of Russian-speaking migrants