Crafting the State-Civilization Vladimir Putin's Turn to Distinct Values

• Published in: Problems of post-communism Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 146 - 158
• Main Author: Tsygankov, Andrei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Armonk Routledge 03.05.2016; M. E. Sharpe Inc
• Subjects: Civilization; Ideology; Politics; Presidents; Putin, Vladimir; Speeches; Values; Russia

Since the Soviet disintegration, Russians have engaged in discussions of what constitutes their system of distinct values. Today the language of a "distinct civilization" is widely employed by top officials. This paper seeks to understand this discourse of distinctiveness as shaped by both...