Conspiracy Narratives in Russian Politics
From Stalin to Putin
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12417399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Chaim Shinar (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 648-660 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798718000376 |
| OpenAlex | W2605133431 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
In order to silence the resistance, the Soviet Union under Stalin kept the population in permanent fear and uncertainty by recurrent purges of innocent citizens, ‘Old Bolsheviks’ and Red Army commanders, thus terrorizing the entire population. Similar conspiracy narratives are used under Putin. In order to keep his grip on power, after the Beslan massacre, Putin’s administration discourse hints at the operation of an international conspiracy of states using terrorism as an instrument to weaken Russia
Administration (probate law · Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Narrative · Order (exchange · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Population · Power (physics · Resistance (ecology · Silence · Sociology · Soviet union · Terrorism · Demography · Global History, Politics, and Ideology · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
Le livre noir du communisme
Stalin and Foreign Intelligence
Diversionary Role of the Georgia–Russia Conflict
Putin's ‘Preventive Counter-Revolution’
Pussy Riot as agent provocateur
Fear of the Future in the Modern World
An enemy at the gates’ or ‘from victory to victory’? Russian foreign policy
Placing blame
Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet Space
Conspiracy Narratives as a Mode of Engagement in International Politics
Of National Fathers and Russian Elder Brothers
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |