“Tass Is Authorised to Declare…”
American Spies, Lonely Writers and Other “Traitors”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21990201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergei Akopov (0000-0002-8883-4856, Freie Universität Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ILCEA (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2101-0609 • E-ISSN: 2101-0609 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/ilcea.18651 |
| OpenAlex | W4391339796 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article combines two approaches: ontological security studies and intertextual analysis of espionage in popular films and television series. It explores the intertextual resonance between cinematic representations of late Cold War Soviet foreign affairs anxieties and the political management of ontological security in contemporary Russia. The article focuses on representations of espionage in the form of American spies and Russian traitors in the television series “Tass Is Authorised to Declare...” (1984), based on the book and screenplay by Yulian Semenov, and how these representations have suddenly been revitalised in contemporary Russian official discourse after 24 February 2022
Art · Political science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
The Afterlife of the ‘Soviet Man’
Interpretive Biography
Ontological Security in International Relations
Cinematic Geopolitics
The Politics of Exile
Bananas, Beaches and Bases
Anxiety, fear, and ontological security in world politics
Helpful heroes and the political utility of militarized masculinities
Narrative and the politics of meaning
Grounded Theory Method (GTM) and the Abductive Research Strategy (ARS)
Sovereignty, Identity, Sacrifice
Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema
Feeling ontologically (in)secure
Great Power Narcissism and Ontological (In)Security
Ontological Security in World Politics
When Women Speak Phallocentric Positionalities
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |