Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)

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Autor(a) principal: de Smaele, Hedwig
Data de Publicação: 2015
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v3i4.334
Resumo: 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 Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)collectivism; Communism; information culture; particularism; post-Communism; Russia; value orientationsIn 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.Cogitatio2015-12-29info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v3i4.334oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/334Media and Communication; Vol 3, No 4 (2015): Turbulences of the Central and Eastern European Media; 15-252183-2439reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/334https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v3i4.334https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/334/334Copyright (c) 2015 Hedwig de Smaelehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessde Smaele, Hedwig2022-12-20T10:58:52Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/334Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:21:09.503041Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)
spellingShingle Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)
de Smaele, Hedwig
collectivism; Communism; information culture; particularism; post-Communism; Russia; value orientations
title_short 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_sort Values Underlying the Information Culture in Communist and Post-Communist Russia (1917−1999)
author de Smaele, Hedwig
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv collectivism; Communism; information culture; particularism; post-Communism; Russia; value orientations
topic collectivism; Communism; information culture; particularism; post-Communism; Russia; value orientations
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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