The Struggle for a National Identity in Post-Soviet Russia

The Struggle for a National Identity in Post-Soviet Russia

Russia's identity crisis coupled with post-cold war international relations creates an opportunity for Moscow to define its global status. Its foreign policy will depend on the results of its domestic political struggle. This struggle may result in the triumph of liberal democracy in Russia or...

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Published in:Political science quarterly 1996-12, Vol.111 (4), p.661-688
Main Author: Chafetz, Glenn
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Authoritarianism
BORIS YELTSIN
Communism
CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA
Democracy
Foreign Policy
Identity
IDEOLOGY
International politics
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Liberalism
MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
Military alliances
Political identity
Political science
Politics
POWER, PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING
Russia
Statism
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Summary:Russia's identity crisis coupled with post-cold war international relations creates an opportunity for Moscow to define its global status. Its foreign policy will depend on the results of its domestic political struggle. This struggle may result in the triumph of liberal democracy in Russia or the slowing down of Russia's transition to a market economy if executive power is laid on the hands of statists and authoritarians.
ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X