Russia’s troubled European identity
Russia’s troubled European identity

Summary/Abstract: Overall, Vladimir Putin’s first two presidential terms were about pursuing rapprochement with the European Union. The Russian leadership emphasised that Russia shares European norms and values and that the policy of integration with Europe had been defined as one of Russia’s foreign policy priorities. So, how could it happen that in Russia today, the voices of those who consider that country to be a separate civilisation are the ones that get the most support?

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