Formation of the Ideology of Great-Power Chauvinism (1864–1876)
Against the backdrop of large-scale territorial conquests, the empire conceptualizes its superiority over the colonized peoples. A state ideologeme takes shape holding that peoples incapable of creating a state would have to submit to the Russian nation[1].
Actors
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| G0009 | Russian Empire |
Systematic imposition of the logic of the metropole's superiority: the publicist Mikhail Katkov formulates the ideologeme that subjugated peoples "will have to submit to the state nation," that is, the Russian people[1]. |
Techniques Used
| ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|
| T0003 | Cultivation of a Logic of Superiority |
Systematic imposition of the logic of the metropole's superiority: the publicist Mikhail Katkov formulates the ideologeme that subjugated peoples "will have to submit to the state nation," that is, the Russian people[1]. |
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| T0049 | Forced Mobilization |
Use of Ukrainians within the imperial army as cannon fodder for waging large-scale wars of conquest and subjugating peoples in the Caucasus and Central Asia[1]. |
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Instruments
| ID | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| S0008 | Government |
Systematic imposition of the logic of the metropole's superiority: the publicist Mikhail Katkov formulates the ideologeme that subjugated peoples "will have to submit to the state nation," that is, the Russian people[1]. |
| S0010 | Regular Army |
Use of Ukrainians within the imperial army as cannon fodder for waging large-scale wars of conquest and subjugating peoples in the Caucasus and Central Asia[1]. |
References
- Михаил Зыгарь. (2023). Война и наказание: Как Россия уничтожала Украину.