Conservatism and Memory Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe
This book discusses the diverse practices and discourses of memory politics in Russia and Eastern Europe. It argues that currently prevailing conservativism has a long tradition, which continued even in Communist times, and is different to conservatism in the West, which can accommodate other viewpoints within liberal democratic systems. It considers how important history is for conservatism, and how history is reconstituted according to changing circumstances. It goes on to examine in detail values which are key to conservatism, such as patriotism, Christianity and religious life, and the traditional model of the family, the importance of the sovereign national state within globalization, and the emphasis on a strong paternal state, featuring hierarchy, authority and political continuity. The book concludes by analysing how far states in the region are experiencing a common trend and whether different countries conservative narratives are reinforcing each other or are colliding.
Katalin Miklssy is Head of East European Studies at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.
Markku Kangaspuro is Director of the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki.
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Ben Phillips
Moscow and the Non-Russian Republics in the Soviet Union
Nomenklatura, Intelligentsia and Centre-Periphery Relations
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Conservatism and Memory Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe
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Stephen Hutchings
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Kaarina Aitamurto holds the position of research coordinator at the Aleksanteri Institute at the University of Helsinki. Her research interests include Russian nationalism and the governance of minority religions. Her current research project addresses Muslim minorities and media discussions about Islam in Russia. Aitamurto is the author of Paganism, Traditionalism, Nationalism: Narratives of Russian Rodnoverie and is co-editor of the Modern Pagan and Native Faith Movements in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Migrant Workers in Russia: Global Challenges of the Shadow Economy in Societal Transformation.
Ekaterina Haskins Professor of Rhetoric in the Department of Communication Arts and Sciences and affiliate faculty in the Visual Studies programme at Pennsylvania State University, USA. Haskins investigates the rhetoric and politics of public memory and national identity in the United States and Russia. She is the author of