Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan
The “Russian Orient” has as emerged as a popular area of study for specialists and political analysts with a predominant interest in Russia and Eurasia-related affairs. My primary aim in this work will be specifically to look deeper into this concept of the “Orient” inside Russia’s vast geography. S...
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| description | The “Russian Orient” has as emerged as a popular area of study for specialists and political analysts with a predominant interest in Russia and Eurasia-related affairs. My primary aim in this work will be specifically to look deeper into this concept of the “Orient” inside Russia’s vast geography. Simultaneously, I will place emphasis on the Russian “otherization” process within this huge spatial realm, drawing upon a remarkable case study on Bashkiria, or to use its current official name, the Republic of Bashkortostan, in the Russian Federation. I will pose one general question to garner information on the current situation in Bashkortostan, being “How can we understand the political elite management process in this Federative Republic as a successful part of a general Russian-led Orientalist project?” In trying to find an answer to this question throughout the work, like in the imperial era, and as observed in the Soviet centralized totalitarianism, the post-Soviet state understanding in Russia will be treated as a kind of a “success story” in terms of its incorporation of large and varied segments of its population into its “orbit”. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfb061f654354491b59787c069b19f682023-02-15T16:21:21ZengCappadocia UniversityCappadocia Journal of Area Studies2717-72542020-12-012110.38154/cjas.28Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of BashkortostanMelih Demirtaş0 Middle East Technical UniversityThe “Russian Orient” has as emerged as a popular area of study for specialists and political analysts with a predominant interest in Russia and Eurasia-related affairs. My primary aim in this work will be specifically to look deeper into this concept of the “Orient” inside Russia’s vast geography. Simultaneously, I will place emphasis on the Russian “otherization” process within this huge spatial realm, drawing upon a remarkable case study on Bashkiria, or to use its current official name, the Republic of Bashkortostan, in the Russian Federation. I will pose one general question to garner information on the current situation in Bashkortostan, being “How can we understand the political elite management process in this Federative Republic as a successful part of a general Russian-led Orientalist project?” In trying to find an answer to this question throughout the work, like in the imperial era, and as observed in the Soviet centralized totalitarianism, the post-Soviet state understanding in Russia will be treated as a kind of a “success story” in terms of its incorporation of large and varied segments of its population into its “orbit”.https://cjas.kapadokya.edu.tr/index.php/cjas/article/view/12OrientalismRussian OrientalismBashkortostanBashkir IdentityPolitical ElitesKhamitov |
| spellingShingle | Melih Demirtaş Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan Cappadocia Journal of Area Studies Orientalism Russian Orientalism Bashkortostan Bashkir Identity Political Elites Khamitov |
| title | Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
| title_full | Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
| title_fullStr | Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
| title_short | Understanding impacts of “Russian Orientalism” on post-Soviet elite-management in the Republic of Bashkortostan |
| title_sort | understanding impacts of russian orientalism on post soviet elite management in the republic of bashkortostan |
| topic | Orientalism Russian Orientalism Bashkortostan Bashkir Identity Political Elites Khamitov |
| url | https://cjas.kapadokya.edu.tr/index.php/cjas/article/view/12 |
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