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Unintentional Humour in Oligarkh and Antikiller, or How New Are the ‘New Russians’?

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Politics and the Ruling Group in Putin’s Russia

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The term‘unintentional humour’ is frequently invoked when something that was not meant to be funny is perceived as such. Remarkably, an atmosphere of this kind permeates the debate about the so-called ‘new Russian’ phenomenon which began to emerge in the USSR at about the time of its breakdown.

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    Stephen White (Professor of International Politics) (Professor of International Politics)

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Rogachevsky, A. (2008). Unintentional Humour in Oligarkh and Antikiller, or How New Are the ‘New Russians’?. In: White, S. (eds) Politics and the Ruling Group in Putin’s Russia. Studies in Central and Eastern Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230583061_8

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