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1. Putin as Celebrity and Cultural Icon

   Edited by Helena Goscilo

   Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

   Though in recent months Putin’s popularity has frayed at the edges, the dearth of comparably powerful and experienced political leaders leaves no doubt that he will continue to be a key political figure. During his tenure as Russia’s President and subsequently as Prime Minister, Putin transcended...

   To Be Published August 2nd 2012 by Routledge
2. Celebrity and Glamour in Contemporary Russia

   Shocking Chic

   Edited by Helena Goscilo, Vlad Strukov

   Series: BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies

   This is the first book to explore the phenomenon of glamour and celebrity in contemporary Russian culture, ranging across media forms, disciplinary boundaries and modes of inquiry, with particular emphasis on the media personality. The book demonstrates how the process of ‘celebrification’ in...

   Published April 15th 2012 by Routledge
3. Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture

   Edited by Tatiana Smorodinskaya, Karen Evans-Romaine, Helena Goscilo

   Series: Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture

   This encyclopedia examines Russian culture from 1953, Stalin's death, to the present day. Both ‘Russian’ and ‘Culture’ are defined broadly. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic...

   Published November 12th 2006 by Routledge