Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia
Title | Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia PDF eBook |
Author | Katri Pynnöniemi |
Publisher | Helsinki University Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2021-05-27 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9523690353 |
This edited volume explores patriotism and the growing role of militarism in today’s Russia. During the last 20-year period, there has been a consistent effort in Russia to consolidate the nation and to foster a sense of unity and common purpose. To this end, Russian authorities have activated various channels, from educational programmes and youth organizations to media and popular culture. With the conflict in Ukraine, the manipulation of public sentiments – feeling of pride and perception of threat – has become more systemic. The traditional view of Russia being Other for Europe has been replaced with a narrative of enmity. The West is portrayed as a threat to Russia’s historical-cultural originality while Russia represents itself as a country encircled by enemies. On the other hand, these state-led projects mixing patriotism and militarism are perceived sceptically by the Russian society, especially the younger generations. This volume provides new insights into the evolution of enemy images in Russia and the ways in which societal actors perceive official projections of patriotism and militarism in the Russian society. The contributors of the volume include several experts on Russian studies, contemporary history, political science, sociology, and media studies.
Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia
Title | Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia PDF eBook |
Author | Katri Pynnöniemi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789523690370 |
This edited volume explores patriotism and the growing role of militarism in today's Russia. During the last 20-year period, there has been a consistent effort in Russia to consolidate the nation and to foster a sense of unity and common purpose. To this end, Russian authorities have activated various channels, from educational programmes and youth organizations to media and popular culture. With the conflict in Ukraine, the manipulation of public sentiments - feeling of pride and perception of threat - has become more systemic. The traditional view of Russia being Other for Europe has been replaced with a narrative of enmity. The West is portrayed as a threat to Russia's historical-cultural originality while Russia represents itself as a country encircled by enemies. On the other hand, these state-led projects mixing patriotism and militarism are perceived sceptically by the Russian society, especially the younger generations. This volume provides new insights into the evolution of enemy images in Russia and the ways in which societal actors perceive official projections of patriotism and militarism in the Russian society. The contributors of the volume include several experts on Russian studies, contemporary history, political science, sociology, and media studies.
Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia
Title | Nexus of Patriotism and Militarism in Russia PDF eBook |
Author | Katri Pynnöniemi |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9789523690363 |
This edited volume explores patriotism and the growing role of militarism in today's Russia. During the last 20-year period, there has been a consistent effort in Russia to consolidate the nation and to foster a sense of unity and common purpose. To this end, Russian authorities have activated various channels, from educational programmes and youth organizations to media and popular culture. With the conflict in Ukraine, the manipulation of public sentiments - feeling of pride and perception of threat - has become more systemic. The traditional view of Russia being Other for Europe has been replaced with a narrative of enmity. The West is portrayed as a threat to Russia's historical-cultural originality while Russia represents itself as a country encircled by enemies. On the other hand, these state-led projects mixing patriotism and militarism are perceived sceptically by the Russian society, especially the younger generations. This volume provides new insights into the evolution of enemy images in Russia and the ways in which societal actors perceive official projections of patriotism and militarism in the Russian society. The contributors of the volume include several experts on Russian studies, contemporary history, political science, sociology, and media studies.
Patriotic Culture in Russia During World War I
Title | Patriotic Culture in Russia During World War I PDF eBook |
Author | Hubertus Jahn |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780801485718 |
A cultural history charting the rise and fall of Russian patriotism during the first few years of the Great War. Illustrated with period prints, posters and broadsides, the book traces the evolution of patriotic symbolism in popular entertainments and cultural production.
Militarizing Men
Title | Militarizing Men PDF eBook |
Author | Maya Eichler |
Publisher | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 2011-10-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0804778361 |
A state's ability to maintain mandatory conscription and wage war rests on the idea that a "real man" is one who has served in the military. Yet masculinity has no inherent ties to militarism. The link between men and the military, argues Maya Eichler, must be produced and reproduced in order to fill the ranks, engage in combat, and mobilize the population behind war. In the context of Russia's post-communist transition and the Chechen wars, men's militarization has been challenged and reinforced. Eichler uncovers the challenges by exploring widespread draft evasion and desertion, anti-draft and anti-war activism led by soldiers' mothers, and the general lack of popular support for the Chechen wars. However, the book also identifies channels through which militarized gender identities have been reproduced. Eichler's empirical and theoretical study of masculinities in international relations applies for the first time the concept of "militarized masculinity," developed by feminist IR scholars, to the case of Russia.
Patriotic Culture in Russia During World War I
Title | Patriotic Culture in Russia During World War I PDF eBook |
Author | Hubertus F. Jahn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1995 |
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Russia's Military Way to the West
Title | Russia's Military Way to the West PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher Duffy |
Publisher | Routledge & Kegan Paul Books |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | History |
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