In the midst of the Russian Federation's 2012 presidential election, Vladimir Putin expressed his... more In the midst of the Russian Federation's 2012 presidential election, Vladimir Putin expressed his support for the establishment of a functioning Eurasian Union by 2015. This article attempts to demonstrate that this Eurasian push, taken in context together with a number of other policies and programs pursued by Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, reflects a shift in Russian identity politics towards neo-Eurasianism. In doing so, the potential weaknesses of neo-Eurasianism as an identity framework for the whole of Russian society will be highlighted, indicating that the further centralization of political authority with the core (Moscow) will only exacerbate grievances in the regions of the periphery.
On May 7 th , Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a third term as President of the Russian Federation... more On May 7 th , Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a third term as President of the Russian Federation. It appears that he has begun to look for some form of wide-sweeping project on which to base his legacy. In the midst of the recent presidential election, Putin promoted the notion of a Eurasian Union, a supranational entity that would see closer economic and political ties between the Russian Federation and its neighbours.
In the midst of the Russian Federation's 2012 presidential election, Vladimir Putin expressed his... more In the midst of the Russian Federation's 2012 presidential election, Vladimir Putin expressed his support for the establishment of a functioning Eurasian Union by 2015. This article attempts to demonstrate that this Eurasian push, taken in context together with a number of other policies and programs pursued by Putin and Dmitri Medvedev, reflects a shift in Russian identity politics towards neo-Eurasianism. In doing so, the potential weaknesses of neo-Eurasianism as an identity framework for the whole of Russian society will be highlighted, indicating that the further centralization of political authority with the core (Moscow) will only exacerbate grievances in the regions of the periphery.
On May 7 th , Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a third term as President of the Russian Federation... more On May 7 th , Vladimir Putin was sworn in for a third term as President of the Russian Federation. It appears that he has begun to look for some form of wide-sweeping project on which to base his legacy. In the midst of the recent presidential election, Putin promoted the notion of a Eurasian Union, a supranational entity that would see closer economic and political ties between the Russian Federation and its neighbours.
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