Gatov, V., Schimpfössl, E. and Yablokov, I. orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-8867 (2017) From Soviet to Russian media managers. Russian Politics, 2 (1). pp. 7-31. ISSN 2451-8913
Abstract
Smashing initial hopes for more radical and speedier changes in Russia, elements of the Soviet system of managerial and ideological control proved to be obstinately persistent. Certain practices reminiscent of the informal functioning of the Soviet nomenklatura continue unabated primarily in politics, but also in Russian media. This article argues that nomenklatura practices are still a fixed part in organization management in Russian media today, securing the loyalty of journalists and controlling the output of the news media. The analysis of 30 semi-structured interviews and three case studies, scrutinizing media managers’ professional biographies, directs to a non-intuitive development; namely, that it is not necessarily those who have experienced the Soviet nomenklatura closely and in person who were most active in applying and perpetuating nomenklatura practices, but also those who were either remote from these power structures or too young.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Brill. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Russian Politics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | media studies; Russian politics; nomenklatura; censorship; media development |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Journalism Studies (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 18:31 |
Last Modified: | 16 Dec 2021 13:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Brill Deutschland GmbH |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1163/2451-8921-00201002 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:181488 |