Everyday Experiences of Place in the Kazakhstani Borderland: Russian Speakers Between Kazakhstan, Russia, and the Globe
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DOI: 10.1017/nps.2018.25
Abstract: Abstract This article analyzes different ways Russian speakers residing in Petropavlovsk, a city in northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, make sense of the place they inhabit and form a sense of belonging… read more here.
Keywords: kazakhstani borderland; russian speakers; russia; everyday experiences ... See more keywords
“Complex and Silly” vs “Professional” and “Polite”: Russian Speakers’ Attitudes towards Bureaucratese in Advertisements
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DOI: 10.31250/1815-8870-2021-17-50-200-224
Abstract: The term bureaucratese refers to a kind of official style used regularly in official and less official contexts. The article considers reactions of ordinary Russian speakers to features of the bureaucratic style in administrative advertisements… read more here.
Keywords: silly professional; russian speakers; polite russian; complex silly ... See more keywords