From Russia with hate: Navalny and resentment in Russian politics
Journal: Studies in East European Thought
Year: 2025

Abstract Was Alexei Navalny’s nationalism sincere or strategic—and how did it evolve over time? What can this tell us about Russian politics? Although historically a less diverse country at the level of everyday interactions, Russia saw the massive growth of an ethnonationalist movement in the first decade of the new millennium. Historically, nationalism and liberalism have been allies rather than opponents as a modern understanding of politics might suggest. Yet for Navalny this was more an all