Book contents
- States and Their Nationals Abroad
- States and Their Nationals Abroad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 States’ Interactions with Their National Communities Abroad
- 2 India
- 3 Mexico
- 4 Russia
- 5 China
- 6 Pakistan
- 7 Philippines
- 8 The United Kingdom
- 9 Indonesia
- 10 Germany
- 11 Egypt
- 12 Türkiye
- 13 The United States
- 14 Comparative Insights into States’ Support, Co-optation, and Repression of Their National Communities Abroad
- Index
- References
4 - Russia
Empire’s Echo
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 December 2024
- States and Their Nationals Abroad
- States and Their Nationals Abroad
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 States’ Interactions with Their National Communities Abroad
- 2 India
- 3 Mexico
- 4 Russia
- 5 China
- 6 Pakistan
- 7 Philippines
- 8 The United Kingdom
- 9 Indonesia
- 10 Germany
- 11 Egypt
- 12 Türkiye
- 13 The United States
- 14 Comparative Insights into States’ Support, Co-optation, and Repression of Their National Communities Abroad
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter examines the Russian Federation’s policy towards its diaspora, which focuses on Russians living in the former Soviet Union. A deliberately expansive understanding of who counts as a Russian abroad, combined with a set of policies that aim to co-opt said diaspora, aim to make Russia’s diaspora an instrument of soft power in the territories of the former Tsarist and Soviet empires. Additionally, protection of this diaspora has provided a pretext for military intervention on no fewer than five occasions. The Russian diaspora thus becomes a tool in Russia’s pursuit of renewed regional hegemony.
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- States and their Nationals AbroadSupport, Co-Opt, Repress, pp. 83 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024