“The State Turning to Language”: Power and Identity in Russian Language Policy Today

Authors

Lara Ryazanova‐Clarke

Keywords

Russia, language, policy, cultural construct, identity

Abstract

The first years of the twenty‐first century in Russia saw a considerable rise in the state’s regulation of language. In the words of one of the agents of this regulation, Natalia Liashchenko, a Consultant for the Committee for the Nationalities, “Определенный поворот к проблемам русского языка произошел и в органах государственной власти России.” The engagement of the state by way of regulations in the national discussion of the nature and quality of the Russian language demonstrates ‘the state power turning to language’.

Recommended Citation

Ryazanova‐Clarke, Lara (2006) "“The State Turning to Language”: Power and Identity in Russian Language Policy Today," Russian Language Journal: Vol. 56: Iss. 1.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70163/0036-0252.1234
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rlj/vol56/iss1/5