Russian nationalism and the Russian-Ukrainian War : autocracy-orthodoxy-nationality /

"This book is the first to provide an in-depth understanding of the 2014 crisis, Russia's annexation of Crimea and Europe's only war between Russia and Ukraine. The book provides a historical and contemporary understanding behind President Vladimir Putin Russia's obsession with U...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kuzio, Taras (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
Series:Europa country perspectives.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Civic, ethnic, or civic-ethnic states: a discussion of theoretical concepts
  • Russia and Ukraine in comparative perspective
  • Emigres, dissidents and Soviets
  • Boris Yeltsyn: Liberalism, tanks, and unions
  • Vladimir Putin: "Gatherer of Russian lands"
  • Democrats and the 'Red-White-Brown' coalition
  • Messianism, 'Holy Rus,' and the Russian world
  • Russia's 'Jerusalem': Crimea, and 'New Russia'
  • Conclusions.