The New Russian Nationalism Imperialism, Ethnicity and Authoritarianism

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Contents

List of Figures vii
List of Tables x
Acknowledgements xi
Notes on Contributors xii

Introduction: Russian nationalism is back – but
precisely what does that mean? 1
Pål Kolstø

1. The ethnification of Russian nationalism 18
   Pål Kolstø


2. The imperial syndrome and its influence on Russian
   nationalism 46
   Emil Pain


3. Radical nationalists from the start of Medvedev’s
   presidency to the war in Donbas: True till death? 75
   Alexander Verkhovsky


4. Russian ethnic nationalism and religion today 104
   Anastasia Mitrofanova


5. Everyday nationalism in Russia in European context:
   Moscow residents’ perceptions of ethnic minority
   migrants and migration 132
   Natalya Kosmarskaya and Igor Savin