Fortress Russia

Conspiracy Theories in the Post-Soviet World
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-5095-2265-1
Verlag: Polity Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 508 g

Allegations of Russian conspiracies meddling in the affairs of Western countries have been a persistent feature of Western politics since the Cold War – allegations of Russian interference in the US presidential election are only the most recent in a long series of conspiracy allegations that mark the history of the twentieth century. But Russian politics is rife with conspiracies about the West too. Everything bad that happens in Russia is traced back by some to an anti-Russian plot that is hatched in the West. Even the collapse of the Soviet Union – this crucial turning point in world politics that left the USA as the only remaining superpower – was, according to some Russian conspiracy theorists, planned and executed by Russia’s enemies in the West.

This book is the first-ever study of Russian conspiracy theories in the post-Soviet period. It examines why these conspiracy theories have emerged and gained currency in Russia and what role intellectuals have played in this process. The book shows how, in the new millennium, the image of the ‘dangerous, conspiring West’ provides national unity and has helped legitimize Russia’s rapid turn to authoritarianism under Vladimir Putin.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Yablokov, Ilya

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Soziologie und Psychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Politische Propaganda & Kampagnen, Politik & Medien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Politische Soziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Building ‘Fortress Russia’
- Chapter 2: The Spectres of conspiracy mythmaking
- Chapter 3: In Search of the ‘agents of perestroika’
- Chapter 4: Sovereign democracy and its enemies
- Chapter 5: Battling against ‘foreign agents’
- Chapter 6: Shadows of the colour revolution
- Chapter 7: The War has begun
- Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Ilya Yablokov is a Teaching Fellow in Russian Studies at the University of Leeds.