Empire or democracy
Empire or democracy
Author(s): Tomasz Dominik KamusellaSubject(s): Governance, Geopolitics, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Kolegium Europy Wschodniej im. Jana Nowaka-Jeziorańskiego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: democracy; imperialism; war; Russia;
Summary/Abstract: Democracy and imperialism are mutually exclusive. No empire was, is or can be democratic. The British Empire was not, the imperial People’s Republic of China is not, nor will imperial Russia become a democracy, even when a self-professed democrat is installed at its helm. The necessary precondition of democratization in an empire is decolonization.
Journal: New Eastern Europe
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 03 (60)
- Page Range: 111-119
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
