Konstantin Zamyatin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6693610 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Konstantin Zamyatin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Konstantin |
| FAMILY NAME | Zamyatin |
| SIGNATURE | ZAMYATIN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5374-911X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Maintenance and revitalization of the languages of Russia
Some years ago, “the preservation of linguistic diversity” was included among the official language policy goals in Russia. The goal is difficult to conceptualize and operationalize for practical purposes by the given broad official definition of “linguistic diversity” and by a lack of the official definition of the “preservation”. Meanwhile, the goal is pursued as practical activity by language policy practitioners and language activists as well…
Language policies and legislation in China and Russia
An Ethnolinguistic conflict on the compulsory learning of the state languages in the republics of Russia
Until recently, not only students of the titular nationalities (ethnicities) learned their native language but also ethnic Russians and other nationalities in some ethnic republics of Russia had to learn titular state languages of those republics. The political campaign in Russia against the compulsory teaching of state languages of republics started two years ago and culminated in the adoption of the amendment to the Russian education law on 3 A…
An ethnopolitical conflict in Russia's Republic of Mari El in the 2000s
The paper presents an analysis of the political confrontation between the new ruling group and the political opposition in the Republic of Mari El, which began in the early 2000s and subsequently erupted into an open ethnopolitical conflict. Based on some theoretical perspectives on conflict and diversity management, the paper analyzes the structural characteristics and the dynamics of the conflict in Mari El. The analysis reveals that authoritar…
Evaluating language revival policies of Russia’s Finno-Ugric republics
The paper evaluates language policies of the ethnic republics of Russia titled after the ethnic groups speaking Finno-Ugric languages in order to understand why the policies had limited impact on their sociolinguistic situations. This is an empirical-analytical study based on quantitative research that investigates within the framework of policy analysis the link between policy outputs and outcomes in order to test the hypothesis that changes in …
Deficiencies of Official Bilingualism in the Finno-Ugric Republics of Post-Soviet Russia
As a part of the “parade of sovereignties” during the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the national republics of Russia designated both Russian and local languages as their state languages. The co-official status of the dominant Russian language by default prevented full-fledged official bilingualism, and serious steps were needed to promote non-dominant local languages in the public sphere. Beyond a mere formal recognition …
An Ethnolinguistic conflict on the compulsory learning of the state languages in the republics of Russia
Until recently, not only students of the titular nationalities (ethnicities) learned their native language but also ethnic Russians and other nationalities in some ethnic republics of Russia had to learn titular state languages of those republics. The political campaign in Russia against the compulsory teaching of state languages of republics started two years ago and culminated in the adoption of the amendment to the Russian education law on 3 A…
Deficiencies of Official Bilingualism in the Finno-Ugric Republics of Post-Soviet Russia
As a part of the “parade of sovereignties” during the disintegration of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, the national republics of Russia designated both Russian and local languages as their state languages. The co-official status of the dominant Russian language by default prevented full-fledged official bilingualism, and serious steps were needed to promote non-dominant local languages in the public sphere. Beyond a mere formal recognition …
Evaluating language revival policies of Russia’s Finno-Ugric republics
The paper evaluates language policies of the ethnic republics of Russia titled after the ethnic groups speaking Finno-Ugric languages in order to understand why the policies had limited impact on their sociolinguistic situations. This is an empirical-analytical study based on quantitative research that investigates within the framework of policy analysis the link between policy outputs and outcomes in order to test the hypothesis that changes in …
An ethnopolitical conflict in Russia's Republic of Mari El in the 2000s
The paper presents an analysis of the political confrontation between the new ruling group and the political opposition in the Republic of Mari El, which began in the early 2000s and subsequently erupted into an open ethnopolitical conflict. Based on some theoretical perspectives on conflict and diversity management, the paper analyzes the structural characteristics and the dynamics of the conflict in Mari El. The analysis reveals that authoritar…
An Ethnolinguistic conflict on the compulsory learning of the state languages in the republics of Russia
Until recently, not only students of the titular nationalities (ethnicities) learned their native language but also ethnic Russians and other nationalities in some ethnic republics of Russia had to learn titular state languages of those republics. The political campaign in Russia against the compulsory teaching of state languages of republics started two years ago and culminated in the adoption of the amendment to the Russian education law on 3 A…
Language policies and legislation in China and Russia
Maintenance and revitalization of the languages of Russia
Some years ago, “the preservation of linguistic diversity” was included among the official language policy goals in Russia. The goal is difficult to conceptualize and operationalize for practical purposes by the given broad official definition of “linguistic diversity” and by a lack of the official definition of the “preservation”. Meanwhile, the goal is pursued as practical activity by language policy practitioners and language activists as well…
Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Language policy (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Legislation (2 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (2 works)