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The Russian "Old Left," Conspiracies around the USSR's Demise, and the Russo-Ukrainian War
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Abstract
Through the lens of online conspiracies around the USSR's dissolution, this text discusses the "old left" segment of the Russian Internet. It claims that while nostalgia for the Soviet Union remains outside state memory politics, there is a certain alignment between state propaganda about the Russo-... view more
Through the lens of online conspiracies around the USSR's dissolution, this text discusses the "old left" segment of the Russian Internet. It claims that while nostalgia for the Soviet Union remains outside state memory politics, there is a certain alignment between state propaganda about the Russo-Ukrainian war and the "old left" worldview. Moreover, it shows the misuse of decolonial language that is prominent in these narratives.... view less
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 15-17
Journal
Russian Analytical Digest (2023) 299
Issue topic
Ideological and Conspirational Underpinnings of Russia's War against Ukraine
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000625073
ISSN
1863-0421
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0