foriegn affaris
Putin’s Perilous Imperial Dream
Why Empires and Nativism Don’t Mix
By Cristina Florea
May 10, 2022
In Eurasia, empire has proved more durable than in other parts of the world. Whereas in Western Europe, empires have repeatedly broken down, further east, smaller political entities have tended to coalesce under a single supreme authority. For the past four centuries or so, Russian identity has been deeply entwined with empire. A Russian nation state didn’t emerge until 1991, and when it did, a swift descent into economic turmoil quickly helped fuel nostalgia for Soviet times. More recently, Ukraine’s rapprochement with the West has rekindled Russian ambitions
source foriedn affairs
continue
Why Empires and Nativism Don’t Mix
By Cristina Florea
May 10, 2022
In Eurasia, empire has proved more durable than in other parts of the world. Whereas in Western Europe, empires have repeatedly broken down, further east, smaller political entities have tended to coalesce under a single supreme authority. For the past four centuries or so, Russian identity has been deeply entwined with empire. A Russian nation state didn’t emerge until 1991, and when it did, a swift descent into economic turmoil quickly helped fuel nostalgia for Soviet times. More recently, Ukraine’s rapprochement with the West has rekindled Russian ambitions
source foriedn affairs
continue
۴.۹k
۲۵ اردیبهشت ۱۴۰۱
دیدگاه ها
هنوز هیچ دیدگاهی برای این مطلب ثبت نشده است.