Thinking of war, facing the catastrophe
The Russian-Ukrainian War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2398413 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maxim Khomyakov (0000-0002-1996-9896, University of Central Asia, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 514-526 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13684310231172599 |
| OpenAlex | W4375864199 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 11 |
The essay seeks to complement Hans-Herbert Kögler's article on the moral case for supporting Ukraine in its current defence against aggression from Putin's Russia. To do so it tries to offer a more adequate account of what Kögler calls the politico-national and symbolic-ideological standing of Russia in this conflict. On the political side, the article points out the neoliberal, securitized and, in the final analysis, criminal character of Putin's regime. Analysing the national aspect, it pictures Russian society as a morally corrupt, atomized and depoliticized one, which, at the same time, is a hostage of the terrorist regime. Finally, on the ideological aspect, it calls in question Kögler's claim about the importance of Dugin's Eurasian ideology, arguing for the impossibility to promote any essentialist ideology in the extremely atomized contemporary Russian society. The moral case for supporting Ukraine consists in defending Ukraine, Russia and, in final analysis, humanity from the morally corrupting and physically destroying influence of Putin's terrorist regime
Essentialism · Humanity · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Ukrainian · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Gender Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Philosophy · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |