Andrei Kolesnikov

The Closing of the Russian Mind

How Putin's Ideology Took the Nation Hostage. Sprachen: Englisch. 22,2 cm / 14,0 cm / 2,8 cm ( B/H/T )
Buch (Hardcover), 256 Seiten
EAN 9781509568154
Veröffentlicht Januar 2026
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Not so long ago, Russia under Putin appeared to be a corrupt state run by an elite mainly interested in their own privileges and wealth: authoritarian but not fundamentally expansionist.
The 2022 invasion of Ukraine made it clear that Putin is driven by far more than simply greed. Putin's Russia is, Andrei Kolesnikov argues, in the grip of intense ideological radicalization, seeking to mobilize its population in support of a form of chauvinistic neo-imperialism using increasingly totalitarian methods. This march towards "hybrid totalitarianism" is driven by a messianic view of Russia as a superior, "spiritual" form of "state-civilization" underpinned by its Orthodox faith and hatred of Western "decadence." Based upon a falsified version of history and a profound hostility to modernization, this ideology is making Russia an international pariah and condemning its citizens to endless war and economic stagnation. The only hope for redemption is a profound moral regeneration which redefines the nation's place in the world and embraces the spirit of democracy.
This incisive analysis of the ideological dynamics of late Putinism, written by a leading Russian scholar and journalist, is an indispensable guide to understanding the country's recent descent into war-mongering barbarism.

Portrait

Andrei Kolesnikov is an award-winning journalist, author, and political analyst, writing from within Russia. He was previously a senior fellow at the Carnegie Moscow Center. He has won many journalistic awards, including the Russian Golden Quill (Zolotoye Pero Rossii) Award, the Adam Smith Prize, and the 2021 Yegor Gaidar Award for outstanding contribution to the study of history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: 'Kyiv was bombed...'
Chapter One: Hybrid Totalitarianism: Interdependence of Regime and Ideology
Chapter Two: Roots, Crown and Flags: The Evolution of the Russian Idea
Chapter Three: The 'Special Path' of the 'State-Civilization'
Chapter Four: History as a Weapon
Chapter Five: Ideology as a Tool of Suppression
Chapter Six. Making Unfreedom Sacred
Chapter Seven: A Country Without a Future: Is Russia's Modernization Possible?
Acknowledgements
Index
Contents

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