Concepts of "Russia" and their Relation to the Border with China

Humphrey, Caroline

doi:10.11647/obp.0026.04

Frontier Encounters 2012

DOI: 10.11647/obp.0026.04

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Concepts of "Russia" and their Relation to the Border with China

Caroline Humphrey¹

Abstract: He is the coordinator of an ESRC-funded project (2012-2015) entitled 'Where Rising Powers Meet: Russia and China at their northeast Asian border'. He previously carried out research in Mongolia where he investigated the prevalence of anti-Chinese sentiments.

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“…In both Russia and China, histories, analyses and popular media represent their common border as a 'civilisational' break (Bassin, Glebov and Laruelle 2015;Humphrey 2012). This short article will, however, primarily concern the Russian side.…”

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Subjectivities of Russian Traders at the Border with China

Humphrey

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This paper draws attention to a relatively understudied aspect of cross-border trade: the relation between the subjectivities of traders and the geo-political situation they find themselves in. Among Russian traders at the border with China, discourses on comparative civilisation, memories of mid-twentieth century Soviet dominance and ambivalent appreciation of China’s present riches are integral to everyday practices. It is argued that a theoretical concept of melancholia is helpful to understand the traders’ self-reflective and diverse reactions. At this highly securitised border, in the absence of deep social relations with Chinese partners, the goods purchased, consumed and traded appear as vivid alternative foci for emotions. The article suggests that an anthropological approach to qualia (experiential feelings aroused by material objects) provide a useful heuristic for discussion in this situation.

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Mapping the Literature on China and Russia in IR and Area Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis (1990–2019)

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2021

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From Xinjiang to Australia

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Russians have lived in Xinjiang since the nineteenth century and those who accepted Chinese citizenship were recognised as one of China’s ethnic minorities known asguihua zu(naturalised and assimilated people). In theminzuidentification programme (1950s–1980s), the nameeluosi zureplacedguihua zuand became Russians’ official identification in China. Russians (including both Soviet and Chinese citizens) used to constitute a significant population in Manchuria, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and several other regions in China before the 1960s. According to the 2000 census,eluosi zuhad a population of only 15,609 and more than half of these lived in Xinjiang. Based on anthropological fieldwork in China and Australia, this article investigates the formation of theeluosi zuand the changing concept of ‘the Russian’ in Xinjiang, with the emphasis on the socialist period after 1949. The emigration to Australia from the 1960s to 1980s initially strengthened the European identity of this Russian minority. With the abolition of the ‘white Australia’ policy in 1973 and China’s growing importance to Australia, this Russian minority group’s identification with Xinjiang and China has been revived. Studying Russians from Xinjiang also provides an insight into the Uyghur diaspora in Australia, since their emigration history and shared regional identity are intertwined.

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Concepts of "Russia" and their Relation to the Border with China

Abstract: He is the coordinator of an ESRC-funded project (2012-2015) entitled 'Where Rising Powers Meet: Russia and China at their northeast Asian border'. He previously carried out research in Mongolia where he investigated the prevalence of anti-Chinese sentiments.

Cited by 6 publications

References 39 publications

Subjectivities of Russian Traders at the Border with China

Subjectivities of Russian Traders at the Border with China

Mapping the Literature on China and Russia in IR and Area Studies: A Bibliometric Analysis (1990–2019)

From Xinjiang to Australia

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