Post-Soviet jihadism
Journal: UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam)
Year: 2018

This thesis is devoted to the origin and development of the propagandist ideology of Russian-language jihadism. It develops the idea that the jihadism in Russia should be considered not so much in the context of the Islamic issue or as a result of the influence of foreign countries, but rather as an example of post-Soviet radicalism, formed on a native ideological and intellectual base. The thesis states that this meaningfully diverse ideology originated under the influence of Soviet and post-So