Gatov, V;
Schimpfössl, E;
Yablokov, I;
(2017)
From Soviet to Russian Media Managers.
Russian Politics
, 2
(1)
pp. 7-31.
10.1163/2451-8921-00201002.
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Abstract
Smashing initial hopes for more radical and speedier changes in Russia, elements of the Soviet system of managerial and ideological control proved to be obstinately persistent. Certain practices reminiscent of the informal functioning of the Soviet nomenklatura continue unabated primarily in politics, but also in Russian media. This article argues that nomenklatura practices are still a fixed part in organization management in Russian media today, securing the loyalty of journalists and controlling the output of the news media. The analysis of 30 semi-structured interviews and three case studies, scrutinizing media managers’ professional biographies, directs to a non-intuitive development; namely, that it is not necessarily those who have experienced the Soviet nomenklatura closely and in person who were most active in applying and perpetuating nomenklatura practices, but also those who were either remote from these power structures or too young.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | From Soviet to Russian Media Managers |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1163/2451-8921-00201002 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/2451-8921-00201002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Media studies, Russian politics, nomenklatura, censorship, media development |
| UCL classification: | UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1535283 |
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