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Instrumentalizing the recent past? The new Cold War narrative in Russian public space after 2014

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There has been much debate about whether the US and Russia are locked in a new Cold War, but much less attention as to how the term is used in Russian political discourse. Through a close analysis of public statements, I analyze how the Cold War narrative has been used in the Russian public space since 2014, and assess how the “resuscitation” of the Cold War paradigm has been used by Moscow’s political elites, in order to discuss its impact on foreign policy. I document a distinct shift in Russian policymakers’ use of the term in 2016 and trace this shift to domestic political considerations.

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  • Vasile Rotaru, 2019. "Instrumentalizing the recent past? The new Cold War narrative in Russian public space after 2014," Post-Soviet Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(1), pages 25-40, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsaxx:v:35:y:2019:i:1:p:25-40
    DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2018.1511336
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