Marlene Laruelle. Ideology and Meaning-Making under the Putin Regime. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2025. ix, 402 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Figures. Tables 35. 00, paperback.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how ideology shapes meaning-making processes under the Putin regime in Russia.
• Literature review of existing political discourse
• Analysis of various ideological frameworks
• Examination of narratives used in state media
• Identified key ideological themes dominant in the Putin regime
• Showed how political narratives influence public perception
• Revealed the role of state media in shaping meaning under authoritarian governance