Authoritarian Sacralisation of Radical Order : Russia’s Occupation Regime in South-East Ukraine and It’s Evo-lution from the Lens of Political Religion and Authoritarian Conflict Management
Journal: KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)
Year: 2025

This study aims to deepen understanding of Russia’s occupation regime’s evolution and consolidation in South-Eastern Ukraine after the full-scale military invasion of the country in February 2022. Following Emilio Gentile’s notion of political religion, the study examines Russia’s occupation regime as an entity that consists of systems of beliefs, myths, rituals and symbols which turn the Russian state into an object of devotion. By utilising theoretical framework of Authoritarian Conflict Manag