Essays about: "Russification."

Found 2 essays containing the word Russification..

1. 1. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Eva Svenborn Johansson; [2022]
   Keywords : English language; language attitudes; language ideologies; linguistic imperialism; Lithuania; Russification.;

   Abstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE

3. 2. Russification of Soft Power : Reconceptualization of soft power in contemporary Russia

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten; Linköpings universitet/Statsvetenskap

   Author : Maria Sukhova; [2015]
   Keywords : attraction; foreign policy; image; influence; Russia; soft power; public diplomacy;

   Abstract : This research explores the limits of the concept of soft power by critically examining the reconceptualization of soft power in contemporary Russia. It seeks to highlight the peculiarities of the Russian interpretation of soft power compared to the original Western approach. READ MORE