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Language Policy in the Soviet Union (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
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Language Policy in the Soviet Union (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)
Series: Language Policy, 3
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Soviet language policy provides rich material for the study of the
impact of policy on language use. Moreover, it offers a unique
vantage point on the tie between language and culture. While
linguists and ethnographers grapple with defining the relationship
of language to culture, or of language and culture to identity, the
Soviets knew that language is an integral and inalienable part of
culture. The former Soviet Union provides an ideal case study for
examining these relationships, in that it had one of the most
deliberate language policies of any nation state. This is not to
say that it was constant or well-conceived; in fact it was marked
by contradictions, illogical decisions, and inconsistencies. Yet it
represented a conscious effort on the part of the Communist
leadership to shape both ethnic identity and national consciousness
through language. As a totalitarian state, the USSR represents a
country where language policy, however radical, could be
implemented at the will of the government. Furthermore, measures
(such as forced migrations) were undertaken that resulted in
changing population demographics, having a direct impact on what is
a central issue here: the very nature of the Soviet population.
That said, it is important to keep in mind that in the Soviet Union
there was a difference between stated policy and actual practice.
There was no guarantee that any given policy would be implemented,
even when it had been officially legislated.
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