Sport and Official Nationalism in Modern Russia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12432151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Arnold (0000-0002-1350-0210, Muskingum University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 129-141 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Problems of Post-Communism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-8216 • E-ISSN: 1557-783X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10758216.2018.1425093 |
| OpenAlex | W2790518384 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 24 |
How can one explain the recent fascination with sport as a tool of government policy in Russia? This paper argues that sports policy in Russia is an essential part of policies to encourage nationalism and one which borrows heavily from the Soviet past. Based on the analysis of meeting transcripts available on the Kremlin website and other materials, this paper argues that there are five key mechanisms by which the Kremlin uses the Soviet sport legacy to promote nationalism. This use of sport has implications for the popular reception of Putin’s regime
Computer security · Government (linguistics · Key (lock · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Doping in Sports · Law · Philosophy · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society
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Olympic Winter Games in Non-Western Cities
Nationalism and Sport
Going vertical
Stamps Don’t Lie
Opportunistic nationalism and racism
Public Opinion Formation and Group Identity
Mega-Event Simulacrum
National identity, state and social media discourse in Romania
Russia’s ministry of ambivalence
Sport, Nationalism, and Globalization
Putin's Olympics
Critical Geographies of Sport
Games and Empires. Modern Sports and Cultural Imperialism
Lord of the (Five) Rings
Shortcut to Legitimacy
Of Mechanisms and Myths
Forward Russia! Sports mega-events as a venue for building national identity
Sport in Soviet Society
First Person
Imagined communities
Vladimir Putin's Vision of Russia as a Normal Great Power
Sport, National Identity and Public Policy
Sochi 2014 and the rhetoric of a new Russia
The Soft Authoritarian Tool Kit
Sport and soft authoritarian nation-building
Creating citizens through play
Sport as a Soviet Tool
Photographing Vladimir Putin
The Difficult Dialogue
Consuming the nation
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |