<i>Russkii</i>as the New<i>Rossiiskii</i>? Nation-Building in Russia After 1991
Journal: Nationalities Papers
Year: 2022

Abstract Russia’s post-1991 nation-building project has been torn between competing interpretations of national identity. Whereas the other former Soviet republics opted for nation-building centered on the titular nation, Russia’s approach to national identity was framed by the fact that the RSFSR had been defined not as a designated national homeland but as a multi-ethnic federation. This, coupled with Russia’s definition as the legal successor of the Soviet Union, suggesting continuity and a h