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Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art ›› 2014, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 116-123.

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Contemporary Russian Literature and Art Policy and Ideology Reconstruction Against the Revival of Orthodox Church

Tian Gangjian   

  1. the Department of Sino-Russian Strategic Cooperative Innovation Center, Heilongjiang University (Harbin 150080, China)
  • Online:2014-06-25 Published:2014-07-06
  • About author:Tian Gangjian is a Research Assistant at the Department of Sino-Russian Strategic Cooperative Innovation Center,Heilongjiang University (Harbin 150080, China) with main research interest in theories of literature and art.

Abstract: The literature and art policy in Putin's era epitomizes the "New Russian Idea" in the ideological field. To fill the ideological vacuum in the USSR, especially the Yeltsin era, the Russian government passed legislation on laws, education and diplomacy to introduce Orthodox Church into the reconstruction of national ideology. Through the core values of the Orthodox Church implanted into Russian literature and arts such as empire worship, eschatological salvation, community sense, etc, the policy of literature and art in the Putin government has performed important role in integrating societal thought, boosting the national spirit, curbing moral degradation, promoting national identity and strengthening cultural soft power.

Key words: Russia, the literature and art policy, the Orthodox Church, ideology