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Masculinity, Violence and Power in Modern Russia: Men, Guns and Identity

Masculinity, Violence and Power in Modern Russia: Men, Guns and Identity

Gillespie, David
Korneeva, Marina Aleksandrovna

Hardcover

Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe

CriminologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0415670640
ISBN13: 9780415670647
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jan 5 2026
Pages: 256
Language: English

This book explores the phenomenon of violence in Russian culture, showing how violence has been a legitimate articulation of masculinity in Russia, and how popular attitudes towards violence have differed from those in the west, with Russians often approving of violence and of macho, militaristic political leadership. The book examines the nature of violence and masculinity in film, literary fiction and popular television series, and discusses the repercussions of this culture of violence for cultural symbolism, political decision-making, nation-building and international relations. It shows how Putin's continuing popularity is linked to his projection of himself as a macho leader, and how some media is subversive of these popular and state attitudes, portraying real men who turn out to be weak and hollow, as is the ideology underpinning them.

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