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Nobody loves Russia: how western media have perpetuated the myth of Putin’s ‘neo-Soviet autocracy’

Tsygankov, Andrei P. (2015) Nobody loves Russia: how western media have perpetuated the myth of Putin’s ‘neo-Soviet autocracy’. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (17 Aug 2015). Website.

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Abstract

Russia’s political system has frequently been criticised by Western politicians and commentators, with some observers drawing parallels between the rule of Vladimir Putin and the old Soviet regime during the communist-era. But how accurate are these criticisms? Andrei P. Tsygankov writes that a particular narrative which views Russia as a ‘neo-Soviet autocracy’ has built up in western media sources. He argues that this narrative ignores the reality of Putin’s regime and serves simply to legitimise the identity of the United States and the American-led ‘free world’ relative to that of an ‘oppressive’ Russia.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author(s)
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: J Political Science > JC Political theory
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited: 28 Mar 2017 09:15
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 23:59
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71041

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