1. The 2022 Invasion of Ukraine and its Lessons for Nationalism Studies.
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Maxwell, Alexander
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PROPAGANDA ,NATIONALISM ,RUSSIAN invasion of Ukraine, 2022- ,SAINT Patrick's Day - Abstract
Nevertheless, by propounding a primordialist theory of nationalism, Putin's understanding of Ukrainian history is fundamentally mistaken: by assuming that legitimate nationalism must have ancient roots, Putin implies that twentieth-century developments somehow do not count. Speaking shortly after the invasion, Snyder argued, among other things, that: Mr. Putin is telling... a basically fascist story, it's a story about how once upon a time nothing was fragmented, there was purity, someone got baptized, there was water, they were purified, everything was purified, and his name was Vladimir, and my name is also Vladimir. The field of nationalism studies encompasses many subfields, reflecting the multi-faceted nature of nationalism itself, but understanding war lies at the heart of the discipline. The Russian invasion of Ukraine provides nationalism theorists with a concrete opportunity to reflect on the role of nationalism theory in contemporary politics. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2022
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