Russian Nationalism: Imaginaries, Doctrines, and Political Battlefields

by Marlene Laruelle

Overview

This book, by one of the foremost authorities on the subject, explores the complex nature of Russian nationalism. It examines nationalism as a multilayered and multifaceted repertoire displayed by a myriad of actors. It considers nationalism as various concepts and ideas emphasizing Russia’s distinctive national character, based on the country’s geography, history, Orthodoxy, and Soviet technological advances. It analyzes the ideologies of Russia’s ultra-nationalist and far-right groups, explores the use of nationalism in the conflict with Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea, and discusses how Putin’s political opponents, including Alexei Navalny, make use of nationalism. Overall the book provides a rich analysis of a key force which is profoundly affecting political and societal developments both inside Russia and beyond.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429761980
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/10/2018
Series:	ISSN
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	562,627
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Marlene Laruelle is a Research Professor of International Affairs at the George Washington University, Washington DC.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part I: Nationalism as Imperial Imaginary: Cosmos, Geography, and Ancient Past

Chapter 1. Cosmism: Russian Messianism at a Time of Technological Modernity

Chapter 2. Larger, Higher, Farther North… Russia’s Geographical Metanarratives

Chapter 3. Alternate History and New Chronology: Rewriting Russia’s Past

Part II: Nationalism as Doctrine: Experimenting new Repertoires

Chapter 4. Beyond Slavophilism: The Rise of Aryanism and Neo-Paganism

Chapter 5. A Textbook Case of Doctrinal Entrepreneurship: Aleksandr Dugin

Chapter 6. Pamiat 2.0? The Izborskii Club, or the New Conservative Avant-Garde

Part III: Nationalism as Political Battlefield: In the Streets, for or against the Kremlin

Chapter 7. Black Shirts and White Power: The Changing Faces of the Far Right

Chapter 8. Aleksei Navalny and the Natsdem: A pro-Western Nationalism?

Chapter 9. The Three Colors of Novorossiya, or the Mythmaking of the Ukrainian War