The new Russian nationalism: imperialism, ethnicity and authoritarianism 2000-15
In: Knowledge Unlatched Round 2
In: Politics
Assessing the transformation of Russian nationalist discourse in the 21st century Russian nationalism, previously dominated by \2018imperial\2019 tendencies \2013 pride in a large, strong and multi-ethnic state able to project its influence abroad \2013 is increasingly focused on ethnic issues. This new ethno-nationalism has come in various guises, like racism and xenophobia, but also in a new intellectual movement of \2018national democracy\2019 deliberately seeking to emulate conservative West European nationalism. Russia\2019s annexation of Crimea in 2014 and the subsequent violent conflict in Eastern Ukraine utterly transformed the nationalist discourse in Russia. This book provides an up-to-date survey of Russian nationalism as a political, social and intellectual phenomenon by leading Western and Russian experts in the field of nationalism studies. It includes case studies on migrantophobia; the relationship between nationalism and religion; nationalism in the media; nationalism and national identity in economic policy; nationalism in the strategy of the Putin regime as well as a survey- based study of nationalism in public opinion