Nation-Building and Common Values in Russia

Pål Kolstø (Curatore)

Helge Blakkisrud (Curatore)

Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

Vladimir Putin has explicitly based his nation-building initiatives on the assumption that there exists a vast pool of common values in Russia that cut across ethnic and regional divides. Nation-Building and Common Values in Russia explores whether Putin is correct in his assumption, and to what degree a 'commonality of values' among the citizens of a country is a crucial element in the establishment of a common identity among them. The study raises two basic questions: Which values are actually common among various groups in Russia's population? And which nation-building strategies are the Russian authorities actually pursuing, centrally and locally? Sociological and political approaches to the study of nation-building and national cohesion in Russia are employed to answer these questions, and the findings contribute to a better understanding of nation-building processes in post-Communist Russia in general and of Putin's strategies in particular.

• Curatore: Pål Kolstø, Helge Blakkisrud
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Anno: 2003
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 390 p.
• Dimensioni: 236 x 159 mm
• Peso: 735 gr.
• EAN: 9780742526655

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