Politics of the Russian Language Beyond Russia

Politics Of The Russian Language Beyond Russia -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction Language And Culture In Russia's Soft Power Toolbox -- 1 The 'russian World' And Ukraine -- 2 Russian In Belarus: A Feature Of Belarusian Identity Or Moscow's 'trojan Horse'? -- 3 Between Emotions And Pragmatism: The Russian Language In Kazakhstan And The 'russian Factor' -- 4 Speakers Of Russian In Ireland: 'what Unites Us Is Language, But In All Other Respects We Are Different' -- 5 Media Use Of Russian Speakers In Germany 6 The Role Of Russian For Digital Diplomacy In Moldova -- 7 Promoting Russian Higher Education -- 8 Stable Or Variable Russian? Standardisation Versus Pluricentrism -- 9 The Russian World In Perspective: Comparing Russian Culture And Language Promotion With British, German And French Practices -- Index Edited By Christian Noack. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. New York Available Via World Wide Web.