The Politics of Russian ‘Diaspora’: From Compatriots to a Russian World
Journal: Turkish Journal of Diaspora Studies
Year: 2021

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 left twentyfive million ethnic Russians living outside the contemporary borders of the Russian Federation, the country's ruling elite have undertaken increasing efforts over time to formulate policies on "compatriots", regardless of whether this population has conceived of themselves as such. Drawing on political speeches, official policy documents, and scholarly literature, this paper seeks to illustrate how the Kremlin's understanding of the bound