The Evolution of a Russian Concept of Free Speech

E. Sherstoboeva

doi:10.1017/9781316996850.013

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The Evolution of a Russian Concept of Free Speech

Ch. 12. P. 213–234.

Sherstoboeva E.

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This chapter examines how the concept of free speech has evolved in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. It also assesses the impact of international standards on the development of Russia’s concept of freedom of speech. Along with the main legal documents, including constitutions and media laws as well as the judicial practice of the highest courts, Marxism-Leninism will be examined to help clarify Russia’s view of free speech. The chapter argues that, in Russia, the change in political regime has encouraged a reconsideration of the concept of freedom of speech by political leaders. It shows the similarities between Lenin’s ideas and the modern Russian concept of free speech. Also indicated is the impact of international standards on free speech as superficial and dependent on political will.

Language: English

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Keywords: Internet policy Russian free speech Russian media freedom Internet regulation in Russia Soviet free speech media policy

Publication based on the results of:

Russian Media Markets Between Modernization and Conservatism: Social Meanings, Managerial Gaps and Regulation (2016)

In book

Speech and Society in Turbulent Times: Freedom of Expression in Comparative Perspective

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Contextualizing sovereignty: A critical review of competing explanations of the Internet governance in the (so-called) Russian case

Kolozaridi P., Muravyov D., First Monday 2021 Vol. 26 No. 5 Article 2

In reference to Russia, the concept of “Internet sovereignty” is commonly used to evoke the state’s efforts to tighten its control over the Internet in order to consolidate a non-democratic political regime. Many scholars have discussed Russia’s “sovereign Internet law,” adopted in 2019, yet the precise meaning of both “sovereign” and “Internet” in this context ...

Added: August 23, 2021

Интернет в системе массовых коммуникаций: правовые аспекты

Denisova A., В кн.: Культура массовых коммуникаций.: М.: Ай Пи Ар Медиа, 2021. Гл. 5.5 С. 298–316.

Учебное пособие посвящено анализу массовых информационных процессов в совре- менном обществе. Представлен анализ системы массовых коммуникаций и происходящих в этой системе трансформаций, возникающих в связи с индустриализацией, концентрацией и интеграцией коммуникационных ресурсов. Большое внимание уделено влиянию глобали- зации, информатизации и цифровизации на процессы коммуникационного взаимодействия в современном обществе. Предложена модель становления и развития различных типов ...

Added: July 14, 2021

Central and local media in Russia: between central control and local initiatives

Kiriya I., , in: The Routledge Companion of Local Media and Journalism.: L.: Routledge, 2020. Ch. 16 P. 167–175.

This chapter analyses the evolution of the relationship between centralized control over local media media systems and local interests at the regional level in Russia. It demonstrates that during the post-soviet period the soviet hierarchical control was reproduced as a result of the dominance of the so called “central media” over the regional media. As ...

Added: December 17, 2019

Freedom of Expression and Regulation of Extremism in Russia in the Context of the Council of Europe Standards

Sherstoboeva E., Pavlenko V., , in: Internet Science. INSCI 2018Vol. 11193.: Springer, 2018. P. 101–115.

This study examines the development of Russian anti-extremist legislation with the purpose to identify the extent to which it correlates with the legal standards of the Council of Europe (CoE) on the right to freedom of expression. Apart from Russian national legislation, the article also considers judicial visions of extremism – for the first time ...

Added: September 26, 2019

Audiovisual Regulation in Russia in the Context of the Council of Europe Standards

Sherstoboeva E., Review of Central and East European Law 2019 Vol. 44 No. 3 P. 366–405

This paper explores, mainly from a legal perspective, the extent to which the Russian regulations of traditional TV and online audiovisual media policies have been consistent with the Council of Europe (hereinafter CoE) standards. The study compares between the CoE and Russian approaches to specific aspects of audiovisual regulation including licensing, media ownership, public service ...

Added: July 27, 2018

Venäjänkielisen internetin politiitisen sääntelyn kiristäminen

Shpakovskaya L. L., Torchinski P., Lonkila M., Idäntutkimus 2017 No. 4 P. 21–36

In this article we investigate the regulation of the Internet and social media for the purposes of political governance by the Russian state. Our main attention will be on the series of regulative actions, which started with the anti-governmental protest wave in Russia in Fall 2011. ...

Added: March 14, 2018

Russian media

Kiriya I., , in: Russia: Strategy, Policy and Administration.: L.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018. Ch. 9 P. 97–103.

Russian media are often accused of succumbing to state pressure (or of being an instrument of such pressure) , subordinating to power and, by implication, of being excessively dependent on state financing . In this contribution we are trying to systematically understand and analyze how the Russian state, in its post-Soviet incarnation, incorporates (or envisions incorporation ...

Added: January 30, 2018

Governmental Crisis Communication and Media Relations under Terrorist Threat

Gryzunova E., , in: Media Research: Learning from the Past, Strategies for the Future.: Athens: Athens Institute for Education and Research, 2013. P. 143–154.

This article represents a multidisciplinary analysis of terrorism in terms of social disruption and crisis followed by recommendations for governmental communication strategies. ...

Added: November 5, 2016

Тенденции в регулировании российской блогосферы

Sherstoboeva E., Pavlenko V., Медиаскоп 2015

This article aims to reveal the trends in the regulation of the blogosphere in Russia. The timeliness of the research is determined by the 2014 changes in the legal status of bloggers and those who organize the dissemination of mass information on the Internet. The research examines scholarly approaches to criteria of blogoshere. It also ...

Added: October 12, 2015