Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)
In this article the concept of information culture—understood as the dominant handling of information, shared by a dominant proportion of journalists, the public, authorities and other actors within a societal environment at a given time and place—is explored in the context of Communist and early po...
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| description | In this article the concept of information culture—understood as the dominant handling of information, shared by a dominant proportion of journalists, the public, authorities and other actors within a societal environment at a given time and place—is explored in the context of Communist and early post-Communist Russia (1917−1999). Three value pairs underlying the attitude towards information are explored: individualism and collectivism (the relation of man to the state), universalism and particularism (the relation of man to man), and pluralism versus dominance (the nature of knowledge and truth). Continuities are found between the Communist Soviet Union and post-Communist Russia in their instrumental use of media and information (collectivism), the view on information as a particular privilege rather than a universal right and the monopoly of truth. Post-Communism, therefore, appears not only as an indication of time (i.e. the period after Communism) but also as an indicator of the continuation of basic value orientations over these time periods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-55cea1a2791e48409da5e48e8ca9d6f82022-12-22T02:15:17ZengCogitatioMedia and Communication2183-24392015-12-0134152510.17645/mac.v3i4.334223Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)Hedwig de Smaele0Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven, BelgiumIn this article the concept of information culture—understood as the dominant handling of information, shared by a dominant proportion of journalists, the public, authorities and other actors within a societal environment at a given time and place—is explored in the context of Communist and early post-Communist Russia (1917−1999). Three value pairs underlying the attitude towards information are explored: individualism and collectivism (the relation of man to the state), universalism and particularism (the relation of man to man), and pluralism versus dominance (the nature of knowledge and truth). Continuities are found between the Communist Soviet Union and post-Communist Russia in their instrumental use of media and information (collectivism), the view on information as a particular privilege rather than a universal right and the monopoly of truth. Post-Communism, therefore, appears not only as an indication of time (i.e. the period after Communism) but also as an indicator of the continuation of basic value orientations over these time periods.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/334collectivismCommunisminformation cultureparticularismpost-CommunismRussiavalue orientations |
| spellingShingle | Hedwig de Smaele Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999) Media and Communication collectivism Communism information culture particularism post-Communism Russia value orientations |
| title | Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999) |
| title_full | Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999) |
| title_fullStr | Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999) |
| title_short | Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999) |
| title_sort | values underlying the information culture in communist and post communist russia 1917 1999 |
| topic | collectivism Communism information culture particularism post-Communism Russia value orientations |
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