The full version was first published on the Kone Foundation website, At the Well Blog. It can be found here. At a recent conference in Riga, Latvia, entitled “Russia’s War in Ukraine and the Changing European Security Environment”, the question was raised as to why we should study Russian society. This question becomes even more […]
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In this blog post I explore the complicated dynamics surrounding the construction of the ‘cultural front’ in Putin’s Russia. Recently I participated in a conference, where I presented some results of my research into the changes in cultural legislation over the past year. My case study sheds light on the use of cultural policy to
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The concept of the ‘Russian world’ has been the subject of much debate and interpretation, both in Russia and elsewhere. Originally, the term referred to the cultural and historical heritage shared by the people of Russia, regardless of their ethnicity or citizenship. In recent years, however, the term has taken on a more political connotation
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