Russian nationalism: creating a civic identity

Price, R. (2007) Russian nationalism: creating a civic identity. Groundings, 1,

Abstract

A shared sense of identity within a state is a stabilising structure allowing a focus for citizens to rally around. As a multi-ethnic state, Russia has always been faced with the problem of how to imbue its citizens with a sense of identity that strengthens the state without causing dissent among the majority ethnic Russians or the many differenct minorities encapsulated within its territory. The choice between a civic based identity and an ethnically based national identity has faced the ruling apparatus for hundreds of years, and still poses a problem for both the people and the government of today's Russia.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Price, Dr Robert
• Authors: Price, R.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races; D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Central and East European Studies
• Journal Name: Groundings
• Publisher: Glasgow University Dialectic Society
• ISSN: 1755-2702
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2007 Glasgow University Dialectic Society
• First Published: First published in Groundings 1
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced with the permission of the publisher