After Newspeak : language, culture and politics in Russia from Gorbachev to Putin /
Michael S. Gorham.
- Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, (c)2014.
- 1 online resource.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction: ideologies, economies, and technologies of language -- The Soviet legacy: from political to cultural correctness -- Glasnost unleashed: language ideologies in the Gorbachev revolution -- Economies of profanity: free speech and varieties of language degradation -- In defense of the national tongue: guardians, legislators, and monitors of the norm -- Taking the offensive: language culture and policy under Putin -- Cyber curtain or Glasnost 2.0? strategies for web-based communication in the new media age -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Works cited -- Index.