Selective memory and symbolic chaos: domestic legitimation in Putin's Russia / Alexey Uvarov ; editing department: International Cooperation Department, Russia Program of the FES

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Selective memory and symbolic chaos : domestic legitimation in Putin's Russia
Verfasser
Uvarov, Alexey
Körperschaft
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Büro Russland
Erschienen
Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., July 2026
Parallele Sprachausgabe
Selektives Gedächtnis und symbolisches Chaos
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1 Online-Ressource (8 Seiten)
Sprache
Englisch
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Analysis
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Buch
Schlagwörter
Geschichte ; Innenpolitik
Geografika
Russland
URN
urn:nbn:de:bo133-2-237411

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The paper explores how Vladimir Putin’s Russia builds political legitimacy through a deliberately contradictory politics of memory. History is not passively remembered but actively curated to sustain authoritarian rule and neutralise historical trauma. This “symbolic chaos” merges imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet legacies into a flexible narrative that turns the past into a strategic resource for state power.