Russian media

Ch. 9. P. 97–103.

Kiriya I.

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 of) the media into the national system of public institutions, and indeed how the state develops and implements public policy in respect of Russian media, are much more rare. Such analysis is, of course, complicated by the dual nature of media in Russia and in many other countries – on the one hand, as a branch of the economy and a market player among many, and on the other hand a purveyor of information, interpreter of cultural codes, and provider of public goods .

Keywords: постсоветская Россия, социальные институты, медиа, регулирование, media, social institutions, Public Administration, media policy, post-Soviet Russia

Publication based on the results of: Medialization of social institutions, communities and everyday life (2017)

In book

Russia: Strategy, Policy and Administration

L.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.