National in Form, Putinist in Content: Minority Institutions ‘Outside Politics’

Federica Prina

Europe-Asia Studies, 2018, vol. 70, issue 8, 1236-1263

Abstract: Over the past three decades, Russia has developed a set of institutions for the management of ethno-linguistic diversity based on the principle of ‘national cultural autonomy’. This article examines the positioning of these institutions within Russian society, arguing that while state-endorsed discourses locate them within the culture sphere—treated as distinct from political processes—there is in fact an interpenetration of ‘politics’ and ‘culture’. The article identifies why these institutions position themselves within the ‘cultural sphere’ while also supporting the country’s meta-narratives on inter-ethnic tolerance and, effectively, the political status quo. Soviet legacies of inter-ethnic relations continue to be socially embedded, yet within this framework some dissenting voices are also discerned.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1465892

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