Putin's Chosen People: Theories of Russian Jewish Policy, 2000-2017

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anti-Semitism
Jews
Russia
Putin
international affairs
Eastern European Studies
European Languages and Societies
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Politics and Social Change
Race and Ethnicity
Regional Sociology
Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies
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Parker, Benjamin
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Despite support from and for right-wing elements and a deep-seeded national history of anti-Semitism, the policies of the Russian government under Vladimir Putin have been markedly devoid of anti-Semitism. Appeals to nationalist, imperialist, and Eurasianist ideologies, pragmatic politics, and foreign policy concerns fail to explain these policies adequately. The biography of Putin himself, which includes influential, positive relationships with Jews, provides a better explanation. The personalized influence of the president on Jewish policy suggests a personalized, hyper-centralized regime generally.

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Mitchell Orenstein
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2017-12-19
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