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Conservatism and Memory Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe

Conservatism and Memory Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe

Hardcover

Series: Basees/Routledge Russian and East European Studies

General Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 1032170859
ISBN13: 9781032170855
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Dec 14 2021
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

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.

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