RT Book
T1 The return of the Russian Leviathan
T2 New russian thought
A1 Medvedev, Sergej Aleksandrovič 1966-
A2 Dalziel, Stephen 1957-
LA English
PP Cambridge, UK Medford, MA
PB Polity Press
YR 2020
ED English edition
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1688982388
AB Russia's relationship with its neighbours and with the West has worsened dramatically in recent years. Under Vladimir Putin's leadership, the country has annexed Crimea, begun a war in East Ukraine, used chemical weapons on the streets of the UK and created an army of Internet trolls to meddle in the US presidential elections. How should we understand this apparent relapse into aggressive imperialism and militarism?In this lively and well-informed account, the Russian sociologist and political scientist Sergei Medvedev sets out to explain the unexpected transformation of the country during Putin's third term in office, from 2012 to 2018. He argues that this new wave of Russian nationalism is the result of mentalities that have long been embedded within the Russian psyche. Whereas in the West, the turbulent social changes of the 1960s and a rising awareness of the legacy of colonialism have modernized attitudes, Russia has been stymied by an enduring sense of superiority over its neighbours alongside a painful nostalgia for empire. It is this infantilized and irrational worldview that Putin and others have exploited, as seen most clearly in Russia's recent foreign policy decisions. In the annexation of Crimea, Medvedev shows how patriotic rhetoric served to trump considerations of political or human cost. Inciting nationalist fervour may have been an effective way to consolidate Putin's power within the Kremlin but it fractured relations with the West and it can only mask for so long the inability of the state to address the myriad of social and economic challenges facing Russia today.
NO Translation of: Park Krymskogo perioda : khroniki tretʹego sroka, Moskva, Izdatelʹstvo Individuum, 2018
NO Literaturangaben, Register
NO Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
CN DK510.763
SN 978-1-5095-3604-7
SN 978-1-5095-3605-4
K1 Innenpolitik
K1 Außenpolitik
K1 Autoritarismus
K1 Staatsgewalt
K1 Staat
K1 Gesellschaft
K1 Propaganda
K1 Lebensstil
K1 Kollektives Gedächtnis
K1 Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovič
K1 Russia (Federation) : Politics and government : 1991-
K1 Russia (Federation) : Social conditions : 1991-
K1 Russia (Federation) : Civilization : 21st century
K1 Russia (Federation) : Intellectual life : 21st century
K1 Russia (Federation) : Social life and customs
K1 Russland
K1 Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovič : 1952- : Russland : Geschichtspolitik : Unterdrückung : Außenpolitik : Nationalismus : Imperialismus : Biopolitik
K1 Russland : Ukraine : Krieg : Geschichte : Essay