«Ukrainian Issue» in Russian Identity Policy
Journal: Visnyk of the Lviv University Series International Relations
Year: 2020

An analytic approach is designed to link foreign and identity policies reveals policymaker’s the worldviews and beliefs. Identifying a link makes it possible to understand a policy decision that cannot be explained by the rational choice or long-term interest categories. It is obvious that the decisions on annexation of Crimea, the resolution of the armed conflict in the East of Ukraine are difficult to explain only through the lens of geopolitical revanchism of the Russian Federation. The curre