The Zhirinovsky Threat

Kipp, Jacob W.

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“…Thus, in his interview given in 1993, Zhirinovsky argued that the Russian Orthodox Church was the 334 Tasch basis of the Russian nation that other Christian denominations could be given some freedom to exist in Russia, but that the activity of all other "foreign" religions should be limited (Allenswort 1998, 191 -199;Kipp 1994;Parland 2005, 90-93;Service 2003, 235 -241). The LDPR gained a significant percentage of the votes during the 1993 and 1995 parliamentary elections.…”

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“…It demanded the abolition of the nationally-defined territorial units within the Russian Federation and the endorsement of the Orthodox Church and the Orthodox people with special privileges. Thus, in his interview given in 1993, Zhirinovsky argued that the Russian Orthodox Church was the basis of the Russian nation that other Christian denominations could be given some freedom to exist in Russia, but that the activity of all other “foreign” religions should be limited (Allenswort 1998, 191–199; Kipp 1994; Parland 2005, 90–93; Service 2003, 235–241) 11 . However, despite the fact that the LDPR dominated the Russian parliament in the 1990s, Russia did not adopt any policies actively discriminating against the non-Orthodox people.…”

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Defining Nation and Religious Minorities in Russia and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis

Tasch

2010

Politics and Religion

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Many countries today face the challenges posed by their ethnic and religious diversity. This article comparatively analyzes how defining nation in Russia and Turkey affects what groups constitute religious minorities and what their prospects of integration into the Russian and Turkish societies are.It conceptualizes religious minorities as those religious groups that are excluded from the prevailing and institutionalized definitions of nation. This article studies what role religion, comprising Orthodox Christianity, and Sunni Islam, respectively, has played historically and until nowadays in Russia and Turkey in the definitions of their national identities and what kind of religious minorities each of these definitions created. It argues that a position of religious minorities depends not only on the informal association of national identity of the majority with certain religion, but also on the institutionalized support for the dominant religion by the ruling political forces.

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Defining Nation and Religious Minorities in Russia and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis

Tasch

2010

Politics and Religion

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“…Both support state-directed economic development, the maintenance of a large public sector, and a well-developed social security system. Both have also formally declared their support for small-scale private ownership (Kipp 1994). The only major difference between the two parties appears to be that the communists lay greater emphasis on collectivized agriculture and state planning than does the LDPR.…”

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The Russian Elections: Back to Square One?

Clark

1994

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In the fall of 1993 President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the Russian legislature and called for elections to a new assembly in the hope of getting a more pro-reform parliament. That parliament in turn would consolidate his position in the struggle with the republics and regions over the issues of autonomy and the distribution of power between Moscow and the provinces. Instead, the December 1993 elections to the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislature, were a clear defeat for both him and the pro-reform forces.Much attention has been devoted to considering the extent of the defeat and its implications. Particular focus has been placed on ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky's strong showing. Despite the electoral gains registered by Zhirinovsky and his party, the organizational activity of the Duma since the elections strongly argues that it was the communists and not he who won the contest for the lower house. Even so, focusing on the State Duma is as misplaced as focusing on Zhirinovsky if one is to fully appraise the results and likely fallout from the December elections. Having virtually swept the races to seats in the new upper house (the Federation Council), provincial elites are once again in a position to press Yeltsin on the issue of regional autonomy. Hence, Yeltsin is faced with much the same situation as before the decision to assault the Russian parliament building, the White House.

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“…Rabotiazhev and Solov'ev (2008) write that "As far back as the nineteenth century, a certain spiritual kinship existed Turkey in order to strengthen its Southern border, pacify troublesome nationalities of the regime, obtain access to warm seas and restore Russian great power status. Not only will Russia do its part in its own neighbourhood, but in fact a new world order will exist wherein the civilized northern states (Russia, the European Union, the USA and Japan) will rule as great empires over the south (see Umland, 2008;Dunlop, 1994;Kipp, 1994).…”

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“…A more specific reading derived from the Last Thrust to the South has northern states (one of which is Russia) dominate the southern states; in fact, this does not really fall short of formal incorporation into empire. The Russian neoimperial state is at first protectionist at home, creating competitive sectors and the necessary infrastructure to marshal the economy's transition to a more market based model (Kipp, 1994).…”

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Russian state visions of world order and the limits to universal liberalism

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The Zhirinovsky Threat

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Defining Nation and Religious Minorities in Russia and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis

Defining Nation and Religious Minorities in Russia and Turkey: A Comparative Analysis

The Russian Elections: Back to Square One?

Russian state visions of world order and the limits to universal liberalism

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