Taking the Offensive Language Culture and Policy under Putin

• Published in: After Newspeak p. 131
• Main Author: Gorham, Michael S
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United States Cornell University Press 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Anthropology; Behavioral sciences; Broadcasting industry; Business; Citizenship; Civics; Comparative politics; Countries; Earth sciences; Ethnography; Ethnology; Fens; Geography; Government; Government officials; Heads of state; Human geography; Industrial sectors; Industry; International borders; Land; Language; Linguistics; Physical sciences; Political communication; Political geography; Political rhetoric; Political science; Political sociology; Prime ministers; Rangelands; Russian culture; Russian politics; Russian studies; Service industries; Social & cultural anthropology; Social sciences; Wetlands
• ISBN: 9780801452628; 0801452627; 0801479266; 9780801479267

It may at first seem a contradiction to associate Vladimir Putin with the notion of linguistic norms and proper usage. This, after all, is the man who has been notorious for his colorful and at times crass turns of phrase. And yet he was selective about his use of such turns and the contexts in which he used them and, for the most part, distinguished himself—particularly apart from his predecessor—as a master of bureaucratic competence.We Speak Russianhost Larina joked about Putin laying down the law on the pronunciation ofobespechEnie, but there is no question that