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Time to Question Russia’s Imperial Innocence

Author(s): Botagoz Kassymbekova, Erica Marat
Contributor(s): Małgorzata Sadowska (Translator)
Subject(s): Cultural history, Social history, Cultural Essay, Societal Essay, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Time to Question Russia’s Imperial Innocence; essay, war;

Summary/Abstract: The Russian invasion of Ukraine could inaugurate the painful process of decolonizing Russia. Much depends on whether Russian intellectuals let go of the ideals of the momentous Russian people and the friendship of “brotherly” nations. This requires accepting the sovereignty and equal- ity of other countries and cultures and admitting responsibility for the Soviet genocidal colonial past. Decolonizing Russian political discourse and culture will debunk the myth of Russian imperial innocence and victimhood and restore the dignity of the colonized.

  • Issue Year: 343/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 138-141
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish
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