In the Name of the Nation: Nationalism and Politics in Contemporary Russia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349381173)

This book deconstructs the equation of nationalism with the extreme right in Russia. Nationalism now extends throughout all ofthe countryand can not be seen as a phenomenon confined to the margins of society. This study rejects the interpretation that understands Kremlin-backed patriotism as simply part of a fascist trend in Russia and as a rapprochement between the political authorities and the extreme right. A simplistic analysis of such a paradoxical phenomenon addresses neither the basic issue of social consensus nor that of the inherent relationship between national identity and citizenship.

Author: M. Laruelle
ISBN-10: 1349381179
ISBN-13: 9781349381173
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 01/29/2010
Pages: 254
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d