Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia: From Celebrities to Anti-War Activists

By Galina Miazhevich, Daniil Zhaivoronok, Saara Ratilainen

Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia: From Celebrities to Anti-War Activists examines how Russian discourses of feminism have been informed by fast-evolving cross-border, transcultural, and trans-local media flows, which have both diversified and fragmented the spectrum of feminism in the region.

The book takes a multidisciplinary approch to Russian feminisms, including an examination of Russian politics and culture, the ideology of glamour, celebrity culture, and mass media, with a particular focus on online social networks. Using a set of case studies involving high-profile feminist media personalities, social media influencers, and micro-celebrities appropriating feminist agenda, and the online grassroot responses to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Contesting Feminism and Media Culture in Contemporary Russia: From Celebrities to Anti-War Activists will be of interest to both undergraduate and graduate students of media and communication, area, international relations, gender, and cultural studies.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032659696
• ISBN13: 9781032659695
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages