Stavropol as “Russia’s Kosovo”? Nationalist mobilization and public response in a Russian region

Blakkisrud, Helge; Kolstø, Pål

doi:10.1080/1060586x.2017.1355716

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“…During the secession of Crimea, local ethno-nationalists used the periphrasis "Russia's Kosovo" to underline the parallel with the independence of Pristina from Belgrade and the reasons underpinning (Blakkisrud & Kolstø, 2017). To legitimize their claims to Crimeam the authorities of Moscow presented the annexation with a national irredentist terminology, using ethno-lingual or ethno-cultural terms (Teper, 2016).…”

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The Russian Influence Strategy in Its Contested Neighbourhood

Marsili

2021

The Russian Federation in Global Knowledge Warfare

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The collapse of the Soviet Union has been followed by a series of conflicts between the Russian Federation and its neighbors. Although some of these conflicts have been fought at the kinetic level, they were justified by Moscow through information warfare activities and supported by influence operations. This chapter, which includes an extensive survey of the literature on the topic, aims to investigate the hybrid warfare strategy carried out by the Russian Federation in its 'sphere of influence' over the last three decades -the Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania), Ukraine (Crimea and Donbass, i.e. Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics), Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) and Moldova (Transnistria) -and to assess the effectiveness of the Russian (dis)information strategy. The essay focuses on the nationalist discourse and the pro-Russia narrative.

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Section: The Nationalist Discourse and The Pro-russia Narrativementioning

confidence: 99%

The Russian Influence Strategy in Its Contested Neighbourhood

Marsili

2021

The Russian Federation in Global Knowledge Warfare

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United by History: Government Appropriation of Everyday Nationalism During Vladimir Putin’s Third Term

McGlynn

2020

Nationalities Papers

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During Vladimir Putin’s third presidential term, the Russian government and media’s rhetorical embrace of illiberalism, patriotism, and chauvinism was accompanied and partly facilitated by the invocation of historical precedent and “correct” historical understanding. Politicians stressed the importance of a shared historical memory to Russian national identity, rendering the interpretation of history a question of patriotism. The government and state-supportive media then used “patriotic” historical memories to legitimize government policies. Through framing analysis of three significant episodes—namely, the Ukraine Crisis, imposition of sanctions, and Russian intervention in Syria—I outline how the government and state-supportive media conflated these events with supposed historical precedents. This conflation made “patriotic” (or government-approved) history an everyday topic of discussion, but it also confused supporting government policy with celebrating historical triumph (or condemning historical tragedy). In this way, the government co-opted the emotional power of the history they invoked for the purposes of legitimizing their policies. This was compounded by the government and state-supportive media using and citing images and descriptions of ordinary people performing their patriotism in a manner that simultaneously demonstrated awareness of Russian history and support for the government.

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Conceptualizing Nativism in Authoritarian Russia: From Nationalist Ideology to Antimigrant Riots

Fediunin

2023

Nationalities Papers

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Rejection of immigration has become a major political factor in many countries throughout the world. The notion of nativism can be used to analyze forms of this rejection insofar as it involves promoting the interests and way of life of “natives” at the expanse of migrants. This article adopts a twofold approach to conceptualize the nativist phenomenon in contemporary Russia. First, I consider discursive expressions of nativism as observed among ethnonationalist actors as well as in the rhetoric of the authorities (especially in the context of Russia’s war on Ukraine), against a background of widespread xenophobia. This reflection draws on interpretations of the slogan “Russia for the Russians.” Second, I consider popular expressions of nativism, including those linked to ethnic violence. I analyze a series of antimigrant riots since the 2000s based on surveys, analysis of the media, and field data. These riots, often supported by organized nationalist actors, involve claims that can be defined as nativist in that they concern protection of natives (korennye) from “foreigners,” understood in ethnic or racial terms and deemed to be the cause of social ills. Overall, this article contributes to comparative studies of nativism in countries that face mass internal or foreign migration.

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Stavropol as “Russia’s Kosovo”? Nationalist mobilization and public response in a Russian region

Cited by 5 publications

References 33 publications

The Russian Influence Strategy in Its Contested Neighbourhood

The Russian Influence Strategy in Its Contested Neighbourhood

United by History: Government Appropriation of Everyday Nationalism During Vladimir Putin’s Third Term

Conceptualizing Nativism in Authoritarian Russia: From Nationalist Ideology to Antimigrant Riots

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