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Russia’s Nationalists Flirt with Democracy

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ID6287637
AuthorsPål Kolstø (0000-0002-2745-4198, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume25
Issue3
Pages120-134
Publication date2014-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2014.0050
OpenAlexW2084733116
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited2

In the 1990s, the concept of democracy was thoroughly discredited in Russia. It is therefore surprising to find positive assessments of democracy in recent Russian political discourse in an unexpected place: among anti-regime professed nationalists. The most well-known exponent of this is Alexei Navalny, but he represents a broader current. The article surveys the larger landscape within which “the Navalny phenomenon” unfolds, and assesses its inner coherence and possible inconsistencies. The negative reactions of most national democrats to the annexation of Crimea in March show that Putin has not been able to win them over by playing the nationalist card

Annexation · Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Epistemology · Nationalism · Phenomenon · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law · Philosophy

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Unique citing works13
Citations per year1,18
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13
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