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In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia (Series in International Relations and Political Economy)

By Marlene Laruelle

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
023061860X, 9780230618602
LCC
DK510.763 .R37 2009
Open Library ID
OL23534961M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1318662 bytes)
Pages
263\263
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book deconstructs the equation of nationalism with the extreme right in Russia. Nationalism now extends throughout all of the country and can not be seen as a phenomenon confined to the margins of society. This study rejects the interpretation that understands Kremlin-backed patriotism as simply part of a fascist trend in Russia and as a rapprochement between the political authorities and the extreme right. A simplistic analysis of such a paradoxical phenomenon addresses neither the basic issue of social consensus nor that of the inherent relationship between national identity and citizenship.

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