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Conspiracy Narratives in Russian Politics: from Stalin to Putin

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In order to silence the resistance, the Soviet Union under Stalin kept the population in permanent fear and uncertainty by recurrent purges of innocent citizens, ‘Old Bolsheviks’ and Red Army commanders, thus terrorizing the entire population. Similar conspiracy narratives are used under Putin. In order to keep his grip on power, after the Beslan massacre, Putin’s administration discourse hints at the operation of an international conspiracy of states using terrorism as an instrument to weaken Russia.

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  • Shinar, Chaim, 2018. "Conspiracy Narratives in Russian Politics: from Stalin to Putin," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 26(4), pages 648-660, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:26:y:2018:i:04:p:648-660_00
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    1. Mölder Holger & Sazonov Vladimir, 2019. "The Impact of Russian Anti-Western Conspiracy Theories on the Status-Related Conflict in Ukraine: The Case of Flight MH17," TalTech Journal of European Studies, Sciendo, vol. 9(3), pages 96-115, September.

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