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Rebuilt Empire or New Collapse? Geopolitical Visions of Russian Students

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  • Valeria Kasamara
  • Anna Sorokina

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This essay presents findings from 136 in-depth interviews conducted amongst students at three leading Russian universities. Qualitative analysis revealed a three-way divide in how the students imagined Russia’s future. The largest group is optimistic about Russia, seeing it as a global power. A second, smaller group expects Russia to decline in the coming years, while the third group is undecided and unwilling to make forecasts. The essay considers the arguments of the ‘optimists’ and ‘pessimists’, who respectively backed and criticised the annexation of Crimea. The essay highlights the association between support for the annexation and optimism about Russia’s future.

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  • Valeria Kasamara & Anna Sorokina, 2017. "Rebuilt Empire or New Collapse? Geopolitical Visions of Russian Students," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 69(2), pages 262-283, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:69:y:2017:i:2:p:262-283
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2017.1295023
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    1. Elena Denisova-Schmidt & Martin Huber & Elvira Leontyeva & Anna Solovyeva, 2021. "Combining experimental evidence with machine learning to assess anti-corruption educational campaigns among Russian university students," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 60(4), pages 1661-1684, April.

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