{"product_id":"9781350109339","title":"Publishing in Tsarist Russia A History of Print Media from Enlightenment to Revolution","description":"\u003ch3\u003eLibrary of Modern Russia\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePublishing in Tsarist Russia\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA History of Print Media from Enlightenment to Revolution\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eYukiko Tatsumi | Taro Tsurumi\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Russia \u0026amp; the Former Soviet Union\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to Benedict Anderson, the rapid expansion of print media during the late-1700s popularised national history and standardised national languages, thus helping create nation-states and national identities at the expense of the old empires. Publishing in Tsarist Russia challenges this theory and, by examining the history of Russian publishing through a transnational lens, reveals how the popular press played an important and complex Imperial role, while providing a “soft infrastructure” which the subjects could access to change Imperial order. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs this volume convincingly argues, this is because the Russian language at this time was a lingua franca; it crossed borders and boundaries, reaching speakers of varying nationalities. Russian publications, then, were able to effectively operate within the structure of Imperialism but as a public space, they went beyond the control of the Tsar and ethnic Russians. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis exciting international team of scholars provide a much-needed, fresh take on the history of Russian publishing and contribute significantly to our understanding of print media, language and empire from the 18th to 20th centuries. \u003ci\u003ePublishing in Tsarist Russia\u003c\/i\u003e is therefore a vital resource for scholars of Russian history, comparative nationalism, and publishing studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYukiko Tatsumi\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Russian history at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTsar and the Masses: A History of Reading in Imperial Russia\u003c\/i\u003e [in Japanese] (2019). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaro Tsurum\u003c\/b\u003ei is Associate Professor of Russian and East European Studies at The University of Tokyo, Japan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eZion Imagined: Russian Jews at the End of Empire\u003c\/i\u003e [in Japanese] (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 February 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350109339\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.16\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332765712524,"sku":"9781350109339","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_13d5cd10-6c42-4e6c-8eea-56e29f8a6c0d.jpg?v=1783605617","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350109339","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}