media and nationalist sentiments in contemporary russia
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Nationalist parties Media Xenophobic Sentiments Public Opinion V.V.P. “State’s order” propaganda V.PUTIN propagandaTRANSCRIPT
Media Media andand Nationalist Nationalist SentimentsSentiments
inin Contemporary RussiaContemporary Russia
Nazism in Russia: Statistics• More than 50 000 Skinheads /about 70 000 in all other countries of the world/
• More than 90 Nazi movements
• Killed/beaten by Nazi attacks (2005) – 36/401 - Caucasians – 9/52 - Central Asia -11/28 - Blacks - 3/27 - Middle East - 1/16 - Asians – 4/57 - Others – 8/221
Nationalist parties
Media
Xenophobic Sentiments Public Opinion
V.V.P.
“Stat
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orde
r”propaganda
V.PUTIN
propaganda
How Media ‘contributes’• Exacerbating preexisting fears and prejudices – massive attack on human minds (through TV-talk shows, serials,
criminal chronics, newspapers)
• Ethnization of enemy (news, Serials, Criminal Programs)
• Legitimizing Nazis (serious talk show “Vremena”), entertainment talk-shows and events with Zjirinovskiy)
• Devaluating the problem (entertainment talk-shows)
• Giving air to ‘pure’ propaganda (electoral campaigns and more)
• Creating “us-they” dichotomy (newspapers)
Features of Media in Contemporary Russia
• Dependence – Government and Nationalists’ Orders
• Bureaucracy • Commercialism • Non-professionalism - Absence of
“Educational” effect
ConclusionNews block:1. showing criminal report about Chechen drug-
dealers. Pictures of Chechens captured by police officers and packs of drugs all around – the image of “bad” Chechen
2. skinheads beating peaceful Chechen merchants in the market-place
3. add here the official Presidential speech on “how we all should fight Chechen terrorism”.
Result:• Growing xenophobia, racist violence by persons
having nothing to do with right-wing radical groups.
WHAT REALLY STANDS BEHIND RUSSIAN MEDIA?
Resources
• www.humanrightsfirst.org• www.xeno.sova-center.ru• www.osce.org• www.interethnic.org