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Is Nationalism a Force for Change in Russia

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ID9685505
AuthorsMarlène Laruelle (0000-0001-8289-2695, Center for Strategic and International Studies, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume146
Issue2
Pages89-100
Publication date2017-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDaedalus (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0011-5266 • E-ISSN: 1548-6192
PublisherMIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1162/daed_a_00437
OpenAlexW2597975791
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited1

This essay defines three categories of Russian nationalist actors: nonstate actors, whose agenda is anti-Putin; parastate actors, who have their own ideological niche, not always in tune with the presidential administration's narrative, but who operate under the state umbrella; and state actors, in particular, the presidential administration. In the future, the Russian ethnonationalism embodied by nonstate actors is the main trend that could pose a serious threat to the regime. However, the Kremlin is not “frozen” in terms of ideology, and its flexibility allows it to adapt to evolving situations. One of the most plausible scenarios is the rise of a figure inside the establishment who would be able to prevent the polarization of Russian nationalism into an antiregime narrative and could co-opt some of its slogans and leaders, in order to gradually channel the official narrative toward a more state-controlled nationalism

Ideology · Literature · Narrative · Nationalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Presidential system · Sociology · State (computer science · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · Law · Russia and Soviet political economy · Soviet and Russian History

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Unique citing works19
Citations per year2,38
Citation span2018 - 2026 (9)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 19

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