Books in the Russian Language and Society series

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, over 25 million Russian speakers ended up living outside their homeland. Some remained in the non-Russian former Soviet republics which became independent states, whilst others migrated. This book discusses language and identity of the Russian speakers outside Russia from a sociolinguistic perspective.

Examines the functions of French in various spheres, domains and genres. This volume explores the impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It contributes to knowledge of the development of national self consciousness in Russia.

Shows how the 'world culture' presented to Soviet citizens, a component of an educated and cultured person's identity, was distorted and manipulated through censorship. This book views Soviet censorship through the lens of contemporary Western theories. It features detailed case studies drawn from two major journals, and more.

Explores how knowledge of French helped shape Russian identities and their views on the Russian language. This explores the profound impact of the French language and culture on Russian high society and consciousness in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It contributes to knowledge of the development of national self consciousness in Russia.

Post-Soviet Russia was a period of linguistic liberalisation, instability and change with varied attempts to regulate and legislate language usage. This book looks at how these debates featured in literature and illustrates the discussion through six interpretive readings of post-Soviet Russian prose.