| Nation-Building and Common Values in Russia Contributor(s): Kolstø, Pål (Editor), Blakkisrud, Helge (Editor), Enikeev, Aidar (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0742526658 ISBN-13: 9780742526655 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $141.57 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: 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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Nationalism & Patriotism - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 320.609 |
| LCCN: 2003011574 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 5.96" W x 9.24" (1.68 lbs) 390 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Topical - Health & Fitness |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |