the new russian nationalismMakarenko, Boris, 262
Malofeev, Konstantin, 349
Manezhnaia riots
Kremlin’s response to, 2, 9, 81,
253–4, 324
media reaction to, 302–3
radical nationalism and, 81, 85, 96
manifest xenophobia, 157
Martsinkevich, Maksim (Tesak), 81,
88
media
annexation of Crimea coverage,
192, 201–2, 216–17, 330–3
influence on public discourse on
Ukraine, 312, 324
Kremlin control of, 246
migrants, coverage, 41, 194–6,
319–20
nation-building function, 95, 299,
306–10, 328–9
and patriotism-inflated popularity
ratings, 169
reaction to Manezhnaia riots,
302–3, 306
space for ‘voices from below’,
300–1
term ‘ethnic cohesion’, 312–13
use of term rossiiskii, 309–10
use of term russkie, 309–10
see also Channel 1; Rossiia;
television, state-aligned
Medinskii, Vladimir, 281–2, 292
Medvedev, Dmitrii
appointment as deputy prime
minister, 349
civic nation-state model, 38
food security doctrine, 352
links with INSOR think tank,
281
modernisation programme, 16,
286–7, 350
within Putin’s personal network,
224
selection as Putin’s successor, 226,
235–6, 237, 254, 287
Merkel, Angela, 312
migrantophobia, 2, 41, 43–4, 133,
137, 241
see also xenophobia
migrants
anti-migrant campaign (2013), 9,
81–2, 87, 88, 94, 95, 323
from Central Asia and Caucasus,
1–2
deportation of, public support for,
203
illegal worker status, 2
impact of economic downturn,
16–17
inclusion of, public support for,
203
labour and demand for, 4, 41
lack of Russian cultural knowledge,
2
media coverage of, 41, 319–20
numbers of, 4, 41, 138, 138n
racist violence against, 77, 80, 87
raids against by radical nationalists,
87–8
Russian Orthodox Church’s work
with, 110
and social change, 156–7
migrants, perceptions of
Caucasus/Central Asia distinction,
151
within the community, 148–51
contact theory and, 145–6
contextual factors, 142, 152–6
corruption/migration nexus,
153–4
defended neighbourhood theory,
154–5
as economic competition, 139–40,
142–3
ethnic criminality, 140
ethno-cultural factors, 141, 151
gender factors, 145, 156
impact of socio-political concerns
on, 152–6
intermarriage with ethnic Russians,
207–10, 208 , 211
migrantophobia, 2, 41, 43–4, 133,
137, 241
Muslim immigrants, 5, 141
need for in host counties, 139
numbers of, perceived, 155–6
parallels between Russian and
Western attitudes, 136–42