Political Challengers or Political Outcasts?: Comparing Online Communication for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation and the British Liberal Democrats

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (8) ◽  
pp. 1460-1485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Oates
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Liberal Democrats ◽  
The Russian Federation

‘Dear Mr President’. The blogosphere as arena for communication between people and power

2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Moen-Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Russian People ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
The People ◽  
The Russian Federation

Internet use in Russia is increasing rapidly. The former president of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, has actively utilized the Internet for political purposes, and promoted its use among state officials and politicians in Russia. This article examines the online communication between Medvedev and the Russian people, as seen through his official kremlin.ru weblog. The article combines two research fields – the Internet and demography – mapping the publicly generated discourse of demography as articulated on Medvedev’s blog. Furthermore, the author assesses the communication between the authorities and the people, showing how it can be mismatched as individuals ‘talk past each other’.

KPRF ideology and its implications for democratization in Russia

1998 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mohsin Hashim
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Russian Politics ◽  
Zero Sum

This article looks at the role of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) in Russia's troubled democratization process. The author contends that post-Soviet Russian politics is plagued by a fundamental lack of consensus over regime choice issues. In this polarized setting of zero-sum politics, the KPRF has consolidated its position among anti-regime forces and can negatively impact Russia's transition to markets and democracy.

Fascism and the New Russian Nationalism

1998 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. James Gregor
Keyword(s):  
Communist Party ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Italian Fascism ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Soviet Russia

This article provides a broad comparison between Italian Fascism and the new nationalism that has arisen in post-Soviet Russia. The focus is on that nationalism which has, in the immediate past, merged with what used to be the Marxism-Leninism of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation. The ideas of Gennadii Ziuganov, leader of the CPRF, are traced to Sergei Kurginian and Alexander Prokhanov-and compared to those of the ideologues of historic Fascism.

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