Abstract
This article explores the influence of political communication on the development of Buryat identity in the contemporary Republic of Buryatia. It compares the discourse produced by Buryatia's leading government-sponsored newspaper with that of a popular commercial newspaper, to investigate both the understanding of Buryat identity these newspapers reproduce, and the way their ideas interact. As these newspapers suggest, political attempts to detach notions of Buryat identity from the state could in fact be hindering the Buryat population's affiliation with Russia's state institutions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65-81 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Inner Asia |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Russian mass media
- post-Soviet politics
- Buryatia
- discourse analysis
- Buryat identity
- local newspapers
- Russian Federation