Nation-Building and Common Values in Russia

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742526658
• ISBN13: 9780742526655
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"