Post-Soviet Linguistic landscape of Russia

[Alexandra Smith]

Dear Anne,

There is an interesting article related to Moscow: Gill, Graeme.  
“Changing Symbols: The Renovation of Moscow Place Names,” The Russian  
Review, No.64, July 2005, pp.480-503.

There is an informative interview on street names in Moscow that  
covers both the Soviet and the post-Soviet periods:  
http://www.urokiistorii.ru/history/soc/52071

The interview with Mikhail Gorbanevsky offers a few insightful  
comments about the suggestion to revive such names as Stalingrad. It  
also gives a few other interesting examples about the impact of  
political trends on urban linguistic landscapes.:  
http://www.gazeta.ru/comments/2014/06/10_x_6065765.shtml

There is an informative 3-part radio programme about military names  
used for St Petersburg streets discussed by Tatiana Trefilova. It  
includes some references to the post-Soviet period, too:  
http://www.grad-petrov.ru/archive.phtml?subj=23

All best,
Alexandra



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Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London)
Reader in Russian Studies
Department of European Languages and Cultures
School of  Languages, Literatures and Cultures
The University of Edinburgh
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Edinburgh EH8 9LH
UK

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e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk


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