The Securitised ‘Others’ of Russian Nationalism in Ukraine and Russia
Journal: LSE Public Policy Review
Year: 2023

In trying to analyse and understand Russian nationalism, most scholars focus on what Russian nationalism is as an ideology. But to understand Russia&rsquo;s war in Ukraine we also need to understand what Russian nationalism does. This article explores how Russian nationalism has increasingly securitized and repressed three groups: Muslim minorities living in Russia as internal &lsquo;others&rsquo;, Ukrainian citizens as external &lsquo;others&rsquo;, and Crimean Tatars, as &lsquo;others&rsquo; i