Harry Potter in Russia: The Politics of Enchantment Under Putin

by Eliot Borenstein

Little did newly-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin know that, as soon as he came to power, he would be sharing the spotlight with an 11-year-old British wizard. In Harry Potter in Russia, Eliot Borenstein examines the Russian Pottermania explosion in 2000 and how Harry Potter has become politicized in ways both familiar and unfamiliar to J.K. Rowling's Western fans. Borenstein reflects on how the franchise led to soul-searching about...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350379166
• ISBN13: 9781350379169
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"