TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cheskin,Ammon
TI  - Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia: Discursive Identity Strategies 
T2  - Russian Language and Society : RLS
SN  - 9780748697434
U1  - 306.442917104796 
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - Anthropological linguistics
KW  - Russian language
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Latvia
KW  - Language & Linguistics
KW  - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - A theoretical and empirical study of discourse among Russian-speakers in LatviaThe political shocks of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis have been felt in many former Soviet countries, not least Latvia, where over 35% of the population are native Russian speakers. At a time when analysts and commentators are unsure about Russia's future plans to intervene on behalf of their 'compatriots', this study provides a detailed political and cultural analysis of Russian-speaking identity in Latvia.By using Russian-speakers in Latvia as a specific case study, this volume also offers a fresh methodological approach to the study of discourses and discursive strategies. It outlines a coherent methodology to study the evolution of discourses over time, rather than a single de-contextualized and static time period.Drawing on media analysis, elite interviews, focus groups and survey data, Russian Speakers in Post-Soviet Latvia situates the identity strategies of Russian speakers within the political, cultural, and economic transformations of the post-Soviet era. By assessing political, cultural, and economic links with their home state (Latvia) and their potential kin-state (Russia), it offers important insights into the complex identity positions of Latvia's Russian speakers, and how these positions have evolved in Latvia since the late Soviet period.In a time when many will question the loyalty of Russian speakers to their various 'host states' this book provides a timely, scholarly account of ethnic politics in Latvia. It also offers a methodological framework that allows for the mapping of trends in discursive strategies, exploring how they evolve through time.Key FeaturesUses focus-group interviews, elite interviews, survey data and critical discourse analysis to focus study discoursesFeatures a case study of Russian speakers in Latvia to add to the debate surrounding the status of Russian speakers outside RussiaFocuses on the temporally contingent nature of discourse - discussing discursive change and the possibility that a discourse can exist
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748697441?locatt=mode:legacy
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748697441
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748697441/original
ER  -