Full Description
Russian TV Series in the Era of Transition examines contemporary Russian television genres in the age of transition from broadcast to post-broadcast television. Focusing on critical debates and the most significant TV series of the past two decades, the volume's contributors—the leading US and European scholars studying Russian television, as well as the leading Russian TV producers and directors—focus on three major issues: Russian television's transition to digital post-broadcast economy, which redefined the media environment; Russian television's integration into global television markets and their genre systems; and major changes in the representation of gender and sexuality on Russian television.
Contents
Table of Contents Note on Transliteration
Introduction
1. The Cultural Euphemism of Kul'tura: Soviet Nostalgia on the Russia-K Channel
Alyssa DeBlasio
2. The Great Patriotic Serial: Penal Battalion (Shtrafbat), Historical Taboos, and the Beginnings of the New National Idea
Stephen M. Norris
3. Orlova and Aleksandrov Redux: The TV Series
Rimgaila Salys
4. Putin-Era Television Productions about Catherine the Great: Active Measures as Period Drama
Elena Prokhorova and Alexander Prokhorov
5. Between Pornography and Nostalgia: Valery Todorovsky's The Thaw (Ottepel')
Lilya Kaganovsky
6. The State of Affairs: Screwing Family Values in Putin's Russia
Tatiana Mikhailova
7. Glocalizing Neo-Noir: Iury Bykov's The Method and Sleepers
Elena Prokhorova, Alexander Prokhorov, and Rimgaila Salys
8. Queer Families: Gender, Sexuality, and the Neoliberal State on Russian Television
Vlad Strukov
9. The Web Series Bitches (Stervochki) and Post-Legacy Television in Russia
Saara Ratilainen
10. Interviews
Alexander Dulerain: Television Producer and Showrunner
Sergei Fiks: Producer and Studio Executive
Denis Gorelov: Scriptwriter, Executive Producer, and Film Critic
Natalia Meshchaninova: Director and Scriptwriter
Maksim Stishov: Producer, Showrunner, and Scriptwriter
Contributors
