Fortress Russia : conspiracy theories in post-Soviet Russia /

Allegations of Russian conspiracies to meddle in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western politics since the Cold War. Recent allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election are only the most recent in a long series of conspiracy allegations...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yablokov, Ilya (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK ; Medford, Massachusetts : Polity Press, [2018]
Subjects:	Russia (Federation) > Politics and government > 1991- Conspiracy theories > Russia (Federation) Political culture > Russia (Federation) Authoritarianism > Russia (Federation) Intellectuals > Political activity > Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations > Western countries. Western countries > Foreign relations > Russia (Federation) SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Building 'fortress Russia'
The spectres of conspiracy mythmaking
In search of the 'agents of perestroika'
Sovereign democracy and its enemies
Battling against 'foreign agents'
Shadows of the revolution
The war has begun
Conclusion.