Before the clock strikes midnight, I'd like to share my article with Adam Lenton comparing post-Soviet New Year speeches across 6 countries. Just published in Communist and Post-Communist Studies, ahead of the new wave of addresses on December 31st! Give it a read🎄 online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...
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Dear Compatriots: New Year Speeches as Sites for Post-Soviet Political Communication
This article offers a comparative analysis of post-Soviet leaders’ new year addresses to the nation. As highly prominent, programmatic speeches, such texts provide a unique and valuable basis for exam...