On the Peripheral Character of Russia
This article argues that space is one of the formative elements in the construction of Russianness and explores how the occupation of the territory shaped the development of the country. Drawing on examples, I argue that 1. Russia can be presented as a conglomerate of marginalities – a centre and a...
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Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra
2013-06-01
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| description | This article argues that space is one of the formative elements in the construction of Russianness and explores how the occupation of the territory shaped the development of the country. Drawing on examples, I argue that 1. Russia can be presented as a conglomerate of marginalities – a centre and a periphery in itself. 2. Russian peripheries are not just plural, but also orientated towards different directions. The core deploys therefore a centripetal force. 3. The poly-periphery that constitutes Russia produces an extended liminality. 4. The Russian territory is not just conceptualised as vast, but also as infinite and contradictory. 5. There is a persistence of imperial logic in Russian politics. As a result, we can observe a continuous comeback of spatial elements in the configuration of cultural discourses and in the articulation of power; also the impossibility of full incorporation into the world system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-066de9ed2c9d4e17a6a77ef9bffbe3742024-12-09T14:12:37ZengCentro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbrae-cadernos ces1647-07372013-06-011910.4000/eces.1562On the Peripheral Character of RussiaFrancisco MartínezThis article argues that space is one of the formative elements in the construction of Russianness and explores how the occupation of the territory shaped the development of the country. Drawing on examples, I argue that 1. Russia can be presented as a conglomerate of marginalities – a centre and a periphery in itself. 2. Russian peripheries are not just plural, but also orientated towards different directions. The core deploys therefore a centripetal force. 3. The poly-periphery that constitutes Russia produces an extended liminality. 4. The Russian territory is not just conceptualised as vast, but also as infinite and contradictory. 5. There is a persistence of imperial logic in Russian politics. As a result, we can observe a continuous comeback of spatial elements in the configuration of cultural discourses and in the articulation of power; also the impossibility of full incorporation into the world system.https://journals.openedition.org/eces/1562Russian empirespace and liminalityperipheral colonisationgeographical culture |
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| title | On the Peripheral Character of Russia |
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| title_short | On the Peripheral Character of Russia |
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| topic | Russian empire space and liminality peripheral colonisation geographical culture |
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