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Russia’s Struggle Over the Meaning of the 1990s and the Keys to Kremlin Power
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Sharafutdinova, Gulnaz |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | The days of political promise the Russian liberal opposition enjoyed during 2011-12 when the “angry urbanites” protested against the regime, are long over. The Russian “progressive era” failed without even starting. Instead, the Kremlin undertook a conservative turn promoting the type of identity politics that enabled it to generate popular support for the country’s political leadership. The new, morality-driven identity politics emphasized Russia’s traditional values, culture, national patriotism, as well as the idea of the “enemy at the gate” that became especially prominent after the 2014 annexation of Crimea. This new identity politics represented a replacement of the more rationalist paradigm of legitimation prevalent in the first decade of the 2000s and particularly under Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency. The Kremlin’s conservative valuesbased agenda, underscored by the growing influence of the Orthodox Church and the Russian parliament’s activism in promoting conservative legal initiatives, have been widely discussed. But the crucial role of the 1990s in the Kremlin’s legitimation strategy has not yet been fully understood or recognized. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ponarseurasia.org/sites/default/files/policy-memos-pdf/Pepm592_Sharafutdinova_May2019_1.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
