Search Results - "Post-Soviet affairs"

Russia's use of semi-state security forces: the case of the Wagner Group by Marten, Kimberly

“…This article provides a definitive, in-depth case-study, using primarily Russian sources, of Russia's use of the informal "Wagner Group" private military…”
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Is Putin's popularity real? by Frye, Timothy, Gehlbach, Scott, Marquardt, Kyle L., Reuter, Ora John

“…Vladimir Putin has managed to achieve strikingly high public approval ratings throughout his time as president and prime minister of Russia. But is his…”
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Shedding Russianness, recasting Ukrainianness: the post-Euromaidan dynamics of ethnonational identifications in Ukraine by Kulyk, Volodymyr

“…Euromaidan and the subsequent Russian military intervention brought about a perceptible change in ethnonational identifications of Ukrainian citizens. Based on…”
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Vladimir Putin's last stand: the sources of Russia's Ukraine policy by Tsygankov, Andrei

“…The paper studies Russia's Ukraine policy since the Orange Revolution. Russia's policy toward its western neighbor has evolved from unhappy relations with…”
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Identity and political preferences in Ukraine - before and after the Euromaidan by Pop-Eleches, Grigore, Robertson, Graeme B.

“…Taking advantage of a panel survey in Ukraine before and after the Euromaidan, we analyze the relationship between ethnicity, language practice, and civic…”
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The logic of competitive influence-seeking: Russia, Ukraine, and the conflict in Donbas by Malyarenko, Tatyana, Wolff, Stefan

“…The crisis in Ukraine since late 2013 has seen four successive internationally mediated agreements that have been at best partially implemented. Drawing on…”
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War and identity: the case of the Donbas in Ukraine by Sasse, Gwendolyn, Lackner, Alice

“…The study of identities struggles to capture the moments and dynamics of identity change. A crisis moment provides a rare insight into such processes. This…”
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The three colors of Novorossiya, or the Russian nationalist mythmaking of the Ukrainian crisis by Laruelle, Marlene

“…While the annexation of Crimea boosted Putin's popularity at home, the Donbas insurgency shattered the domestic ideological status quo. The Kremlin's position…”
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Is Telegram a "harbinger of freedom"? The performance, practices, and perception of platforms as political actors in authoritarian states by Wijermars, Mariëlle, Lokot, Tetyana

“…This paper examines the practices, performance, and perceptions of the messaging platform Telegram as an actor in the 2020 Belarus protests, using publicly…”
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Who supported separatism in Donbas? Ethnicity and popular opinion at the start of the Ukraine crisis by Giuliano, Elise

“…Donetsk and Luhansk are often labeled pro-Russian regions as a result of the founding of Peoples' Republics there in spring 2014. This article investigates…”
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The vicious circle of post-Soviet neopatrimonialism in Russia by Gel'man, Vladimir

“…Since the collapse of Communism, Russia and some other post-Soviet states have attempted to pursue socioeconomic reforms while relying upon the political…”
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"All of Belarus has come out onto the streets": exploring nationwide protest and the role of pre-existing social networks by Mateo, Emma

“…During moments of nationwide mass mobilization, what distinguishes the towns and cities that rise in the first week from those that do not see protest? Taking…”
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Making sense of the January 2022 protests in Kazakhstan: failing legitimacy, culture of protests, and elite readjustments by Kudaibergenova, Diana T., Laruelle, Marlene

“…In January 2022 mass protests spread quickly across the whole of Kazakhstan, becoming the largest mass mobilization in the country's modern history. We analyze…”
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Truth with a Z: disinformation, war in Ukraine, and Russia's contradictory discourse of imperial identity by Tolz, Vera, Hutchings, Stephen

“…This article offers a qualitative analysis of how, by adopting identity-related discourses whose meanings resonate within a given culture, Russian state…”
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Branching out or inwards? The logic of fractals in Russian studies by Lankina, Tomila

“…This essay reflects upon the consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine on the sub-field of Russian studies in political science. I argue that the war has…”
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Broadcasting agitainment: a new media strategy of Putin's third presidency by Tolz, Vera, Teper, Yuri

“…This article argues that accounts of the Russian media system that tend to view the time from Vladimir Putin's rise to power in 2000 as a single homogenous…”
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The politics of exporting higher education: Russian university branch campuses in the "Near Abroad" by Chankseliani, Maia

“…This exploratory study represents the first attempt at examining the politics of exporting Russian higher education to the former Soviet countries. The…”
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Composition of the ruling elite, incentives for productive usage of rents, and prospects for Russia's limited access order by Yakovlev, Andrei

“…Vladimir Putin's personal popularity creates the base for sociopolitical stability of regime. However, in the long term, the aspirations of Russia's elite for…”
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Capturing ethnicity: the case of Ukraine by Onuch, Olga, Hale, Henry E.

“…Building on past survey-based studies of ethnic identity, we employ the case of Ukraine to demonstrate the importance of taking seriously the…”
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Russia Today's strategy and effectiveness on YouTube by Orttung, Robert W., Nelson, Elizabeth

“…Many countries now operate state-funded international broadcasters, communicating directly with foreign publics to promote a variety of foreign policy goals…”
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